Seattle Cheese Festival

I love Pike Market, I just sometimes wish other people didn't love it as much. Especially on days like today, when the Cheese Festival attracted a ravenously hungry mob to the market's already overburdened site. Of course, the weather had something to do with the crowd as well; nothing like a little sunshine to draw everyone out of their winter hibernation.

Unfortunately, due to half of Seattle congregating on the small little three block span in front of Pike Market, and partly due to my upbringing which stressed the importance of courtesy and manners towards strangers, I wasn't able to get anywhere near the over-200 cheese samples offered by the 50-plus vendors. In my two hours caught in the ebb and flow, I was only able to snag two pieces of cheese, a pathetic record for a food enthusiast as myself. I finally gave up and left, determined that I would come early next year before the lunch crowd launched into the festival.

Here are some photos from the official Seattle Cheese Festival website at http://www.seattlecheesefestival.com.