Pavement could also be headlining Bumbershoot this 12 months, however music followers received’t should accept consuming “Carrot Rope” and ingesting “Watery, Home” beer. Even because the post-lockdown reboot of the pageant turns away from A-list music acts (sorry Pavement) and focuses extra on visible arts — there’s one thing known as a “Massive Foot Deep Pretend Competitors” — it has saved the custom going of that includes a few of Seattle’s greatest eating places and bars as meals distributors.
The principle objective of the culinary lineup is to “make attendees joyful,” based on Sean Hunter, who heads Bumbershoot’s meals and beverage staff. “I additionally attempt to do a very good job of representing the town and the cultures of the town.”
He did a reasonably good job! The total culinary lineup for Bumbershoot, which is occurring on August 31 and September 1, dropped Thursday, August 8. Right here’s a rundown of the highlights:
Eating places you usually want a reservation for
Once we say that Bumbershoot brings in a few of Seattle’s greatest eating places, we imply that there’s a considerable overlap between our 38 Important Eating places listing and the fest’s lineup. This consists of some eating places the place you ordinarily should guide reservations properly upfront, get a babysitter, blah blah blah.
As a substitute, for those who go to Bumbershoot you’ll be capable of go to the famed soul meals spot Communion, Filipino mainstay Musang, the always-crowded seafood vacation spot Native Tide, and MariPili Tapas Bar — perhaps all on the identical day for those who tempo your self and don’t plan to “Soar Round” to Cypress Hill later. Don’t count on something like a full menu, and keep in mind that cooking at a pageant is lots completely different from cooking at a brick-and-mortar.
Fast bites
Conventional pageant meals is one thing you possibly can eat on the go and isn’t fussy or “health-conscious.” Bumbershoot has you lined there too — the Rooster Provide will likely be readily available serving up its gluten-free Filipino fried rooster, although count on a line there. Well-liked meals truck Kathmandu MoMoCha will likely be round too in case you’ve got a hankering for Nepalese dumplings. Talking of dumplings, Dumpling Tzar has each savory and candy choices. And for those who get that frequent longing for cheese in your approach to watch Kurt Vile, try Avenue Cheese or Raclette Cheese Home.
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Drinks
Should you’re at Bumbershoot and of authorized age, you’re prone to be imbibing, and there are tons of choices. There will likely be a number of beer gardens, together with BumBEERshoot, which can characteristic a who’s-who of Seattle craft brewers together with Weird, Quick Trend, Mission 9, Ghost Fish (for the gluten-free crowd), Métier, and Three Magnets, which will likely be offering non-alcoholic choices. BumBEERshoot is contained in the kid-friendly “Recess” a part of the fest, so it can replicate fairly carefully the expertise of going to an precise brewery on a weekend.
Among the finest views at Bumbershoot will be discovered on high of the Fisher Pavilion at Vineshoot, an space dedicated to showcasing wines from some hip PNW winemakers, together with Grape Ink and RAM Cellars. (Kathryn Olson, who was wine director at L’Oursin, helped curate the lineup.) Lastly, Cocktail Nook is coming again with a particularly stacked lineup — Darkish Room, Rob Roy, Dangerous Bishop, and Rumba will likely be pouring drinks.
One phrase of warning: As cool because it may appear, you possibly can’t take an grownup beverage and go cruising across the Bumbershoot grounds. However you can seize meals after which take it to a beer backyard, Wineshoot, or Cocktail Nook. Whereas in actual life you possibly can’t get pleasure from Musang’s meals on the similar time you sip a drink from Rob Roy, Bumbershoot is decidedly not actual life.
