Bites, Star Trek, and Bats...

Brisket being cooked...

This weekend was the Bite of Seattle at Seattle Center. It brings together lots of restaurants (and food trucks) from around Seattle. The idea being you can try food from lots of different places. The event was started by one of the famous chefs in Seattle. There are several restaurants chosen to participate in 'The Alley' by the master chef hosting the event. For $10 dollars you can try a little portion of food from the 7 chosen restaurants. I enjoyed a menu of:

Nilman Ranch beef brisket with 

Washington blueberry corn mojo

Charred Monterey Bay squid salad with 

chorizo & green garbanzo beans

Vegetable and pork wonton with spicy sauce

Citrus poached white gulf prawn, 

Traditional Salmon Bake

Demetri's Bloody Mary Mix,

 pickled local vegetables

Fried chicken sammy with garnish

Honey barbeque pork buns

Creamside cupcake

The brisket was barbecued, it was yummy. I also really enjoyed the pork wonton. The rest of the bite was a bit of a disappointment. Although all the stalls are supposed to offer at least one item that was 'just a bite' (for less than $3.75) lots of them didn't advertise what this small portion meal was, or had long queues, or had something boring for their 'just a bite'. I guess they were trying to serve their proper portions at $6-8. The rest of bite wasn't a total loss though  I tried a funnel cake, which was very filling, and had a lovely mango-lemonade.

Funnel Cake

The crew in the transporter

After the bite I met up with friends for 'Outdoor Trek'. A small group of amateur dramatics recreated the original star trek episode of 'Mirror Mirror' where Captain Kirk, Uhura, Scotty and Dr. McCoy get transported to a parallel universe where the Federation is the Empire, and advancement through the ranks is accomplished by murdering superiors. The troop of actors did an amazing job, the props were fantastic, and the music was incredible. It was provided  by a trio of musicians on a wash board, a banjo, and an accordion. I especially enjoyed the transporters - ribbons connecting hula-hoops. The episode was performed at a curious little park between apartments. It isn't very big but has a small amphitheater. Luckily it didn't rain which was an unexpected bonus.


After Star Trek it was time to visit the bat house and wait till dusk for the little creatures to fly off for food. The owners of the house the bats picked to roost in were nice enough to let other people know they had bats and put lawn chair out for people to sit and wait. They were too quick to photograph and my camera ran out of battery but I have a picture of the house to remember!

The bats picked a pretty attic to nest in