COMING ATTRACTIONS!
* Perfect portions at perfect prices! Just a Bite! showcases six of Seattle's finest restaurants, serving up scaled-down portions of their specialties for only $3.75! Taste more for less!
* Back with more great chefs: The Bite Cooks! presented by Comcast and RedPlum and hosted by Thierry Rautureau- The Chef in the Hat!!! Now in its seventh year, The Bite Cooks! presented by Comcast, is back and ready to amaze and dazzle audiences in 2009! Located in the Alki room adjacent to The Alley hosted by Tom Douglas, The Bite Cooks! is a culinary explosion. Be sure to catch Seattle's finest chefs as they come together to entertain you with their amazing talent and culinary flair.
* The Alley hosted by Tom Douglas. The Alley hosted by Tom Douglas, sponsored by Painted Hills Natural Beef, will offer a full meal of courses from seven great Seattle-area restaurants each day for $10 with a portion of the proceeds going to Food Lifeline. The Alley provides an outdoor café area with sit-down dining and is located in the Alki Courtyard, just north of KeyArena. KOMO 1000 is a supporter of this event, as well as Seattle Magazine.
* Hope Heart Right Bite offers fresh, healthier choices for Bite visitors! Each restuarant booth will offer a menu item that is a delicious, healthier choice. Right Bites may have fewer calories, fat or sodium than other menu items, or they may be a vegetarian or vegan choice, while some restaurants will be all about portion control. Whatever you choose, you're sure to taste something great! More about The Hope Heart Institute: The Hope has a 50-year history of revolutionary medical advances and educational curriculums that make heart disease - America's No. 1 cause of death - more treatable, beatable, and preventable. We are a Bellevue, Washington-based 501(c)(3) non-profit. For more, visit www.hopeheart.org.
*BITE THIS! Skateboarding Tournament, sponsored by Skate Like a Girl. The Seattle Center Skate Park will be open by the Bite weekend and we are proud to be the first festival to host a skate event. Contests, clinics and demonstrations are happening all weekend, and all ages and skill levels are welcome. Friday is for the ladies, Saturday is an all-ages, all-genders contest and Best Skate Trick Day, and Sunday is Family Day! Click here for more info!
* Food Lifeline - New ways to support a great charity.
* Comcast is this year’s official entertainment sponsor of the Bite of Seattle! Visit one of Comcast’s booths to learn more about Comcast’s products and services including our new home phone service, Comcast Digital Voice. Want to be on TV? Comcast is filming Dating ON DEMAND from the festival this year! If you’re single, this is a brand new way to meet your match. Stop by Comcast’s booth (North of the Fountain) on Saturday or Sunday to be filmed for a Dating ON DEMAND TV segment. After the event, watch THE BITE OF SEATTLE ON DEMAND. Check out local chefs revealing their secret recipes on The Bite Cooks!, relive your favorite musicians from the festival stages, and more. That’s Comcastic!
* Bite of Seattle Wine Tasting- Stop by the Bite wine tasting exhibit just north of KeyArena to taste wines from up and down the West coast! Admission is free. Consumers can pay $6.50 and receive two tastes and a souvenir wine glass. Additional tastes are $2 each. Guest must be 21 to enter.
* Famous Dave's Roadhouse Blues Stage and Beer Garden! - It's back at the Bite! Located in Founder's Court at the north end of Seattle Center, the Bite Blue Roadhouse features a stage with local and national Blues artists jammin' all weekend long. Hang out in the Roadhouse beer garden and cool off with a cold Bud Light!
* More exciting entertainment for the Family Fun Zone - The Shishkaberry's Family Fun Zone presented by Radio Disney 1250 AM moves to Theater Commons by the Bagley Wright Theater at Seattle Center. With great entertainment and lots of fun for kids, this area is a family favorite.
* Comedy Club - The Bacardi Comedy Club presented by 96.5 JACK FM will return to the new Fisher Pavilion Building and feature the Northwest's favorite local comedians. This is the area for the 21 and up crowd. With a large outdoor beer garden right outside of the comedy club, there is something for every adult to enjoy.
* Stroll through the Bite Bazaar and shop among many handmade and commercial items... everything from handbags to hats, jewelry to puzzles!
*Seattle’s greatest summer event is back with all of the food and fun we’ve come to anticipate year after year. The Emerald Queen Casino is proud to present the 1st Annual Bite of Seattle Consumer’s Choice Awards! That’s right! We are putting you in charge of deciding which restaurant will receive the honor of being deemed NUMBER ONE! Simply make your way through the festival and if you’re impressed, take a ballot and bring it to the Emerald Queen Casino booth at the Bite. You will receive a free gift once your vote is cast. We will announce winners on Sunday. The winning restaurant will receive $1000 cash and voters will be entered for additional cash drawings! Find out how you can be a part of this great contest by visiting the Emerald Queen Casino Booth at the Bite of Seattle. Looking for more fun to savor this summer? Check out the EQC’s hot summer line-up including acts like Gretchen Wilson, Cedric the Entertainer, and more!
*Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the nation’s oldest mutual insurer of automobiles, was founded in 1907. The company is a national writer of automobile, homeowner, marine and personal umbrella liability insurance. Amica employs more than 3,100 employees in 39 offices across the country, including the Seattle Regional Office and has been offering insurance in the state of Washington since 1945. Stop by the Amica booth at the Fountain Stage to learn more and register to win a Kitchen Aid mixer.
* Check out the great beers at the Bite! Stop by one of our four beer gardens and cool off with a cold one! Check out this info to help you choose which way to quench your thirst!
Alaskan Amber-Alaskan Brewing Co.’s flagship beer is based on a turn-of-the-century recipe that quenched the thirst of Alaskan miners during the Gold Rush. Smooth and richly malty, this German alt-style beer is fermented more slowly and colder temperatures than most ales.
Bud Light- American-style light lager golden in color with delicate aromas of malt and hops. Subtle fruity and citrus taste notes with a fast clean finish. Recommended food pairing: salmon with a light cream sauce.
Stella- European-Style Pilsner with an attractive golden color with aromas of floral hops and toasted malts. The taste is slightly sweet with a crisp, clean hop finish. Recommended food pairing: Grilled Steak served with Salad.
Shock Top- Belgian-Style Wit (or White) unfiltered Belgian-style wheat ale, naturally cloudy, with a light golden hue and slight taste of orange. Recommended food pairing: Paella, Fresh salads, Chicken dishes.
*Painted Hills Natural Beef is offering $1.00 off coupons this weekend only!
Stop by the booth to learn, ask questions, and get information about natural beef.
Painted Hills Natural beef is Beef that tastes like Grandpa used to raise!
*Bonjour Seattle! Check out VOTRE VU-- the new face of beauty in town, featuring the finest French skin care. Find out what all the buzz is about! Visit our swanky Votre Vu Airstream located in "The Alley" section at the Bite of Seattle to try complimentary samples and enter to win up to $500 in free products! Also visit us online at www.votrevu.com
*The Artery Explorer is an interactive experience that takes participants on a journey through arteries affected by atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaque within the walls of the arteries that can lead to heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.1
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of coronary heart disease, which afflicts 1.2 million Americans every year and is the number one killer in the US. Atherosclerosis is also a leading cause of stroke, which affects over 700,000 Americans each year.2 Through education and information, US AGAINST ATHERO supports people in becoming advocates for their own health and for the health of others. Visit the Artery Explorer at The Bite of Seattle and our web site, www.athero.com.
*The Greek Gods is a Northwest based company, specializing in Greek Yogurt products, Greek Ice Creams (Pagoto Ice Krema), and Greek Sour Cream. Greek Gods yogurt is an all natural, delicious, and thick and creamy yogurt treat. Greek Gods Pagoto Ice Krema is made the traditional Greek way with Mastic resin from the island of Chios in Greece. Flavors such as Baklava, Honey Pomegranate, and Chocolata Fig are truly delicious. Experience the Myth at www.greekgodsyogurt.com, and stop by the booth at the Bite for a free sample!
*If cooking is everything then a complete Viking kitchen is what you need. From cooking to clean-up to refrigeration, Viking delivers the ultimate in performance and design without breaking the budget. Stop by the Viking cooking stage to see what a chef’s dream kitchen truly is.
*30% Back! Up to a $1500.00 Tax Rebate! Ask how new windows manufactured by West Coast Vinyl will save you! Stop by our booth and enter to win $12,000 in custom built windows from West Coast Vinyl, the northwest’s oldest vinyl window replacement company.
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