"One of the biggest food events of the year is ramping up again at the Seattle Center, starting Friday. For those not familiar, this weekend-long festival has been going on since 1982 and features samplings from restaurants, along with cooking demonstrations, beer tastings, live entertainment, and more. This year, some of the vendors to look out for include Pecos Pit BBQ (on Seattle Eater’s list of top barbecue spots in the city), Asian Tex-Mex specialists Phorale, and Sazon Tacos, which recently spun off its roving operation into a breakfast and brunch spot in Ballard. Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action in the Alley, with Din Tai Fung serving up chicken wontons and Art of the Table slinging tuna tartare." - Gabe Guarente
