Taste of Edmonds a lip-smacking good time
Published 10:53 pm Friday, August 10, 2007
EDMONDS – Whether you’re craving a Bavarian bratwurst, teriyaki chicken or a strawberry-filled crepe, A Taste of Edmonds is bound to have it.
The 25th annual fair began Friday and runs through Sunday. More than 300 food and craft vendors are set up in a fenced location at the fair’s Sixth Street. The booths feature tasty eats, cool drinks, handmade bracelets and live music.
Admission is $3 for adults and children under 12 are free. Today’s fair runs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Sunday, the fair closes at 7 p.m.
Aromas of corn dogs and barbecue beckon visitors into the maze of booths. First-timer to the fair Carole Reader was a little overwhelmed by all her dining options, but said the fair was well worth it.
Reader, a Hollywood, Fla., resident, was visiting her friend, Candace Frohardt of Kirkland.
“We’re having a great time,” Reader said. “The food is good, too.”
Frohardt said she was surprised by the number of talented jewelry and craft vendors at the fair.
“Washington state has a lot of local talents,” she said. “Very, very creative locally.”
This year’s fair was also the first for vendor Nancy Livingston of Redmond. Livingston’s tiny homemade pies lined her booth, tempting passersby to snatch one away.
“I think it’s kind of exciting,” Livingston said of the fair. “I like the variety, too. I’m about to go walk around myself.”
Local service clubs help direct visitors around the fair, whether it’s toward a tasty bit of exotic food – such as alligator – or to where performer and kid favorite Tim Noah will take the stage.
The fair draws locals and newcomers alike, said Cyndi Correnti of Edmonds. She has volunteered at all 25 fairs as a member of Soroptimist International of SnoKing.
Not much has changed in 25 years, Correnti said. The fair remains the place to catch up with old neighbors and friends for locals.
“It still has the same small-town feel,” she said. “Children from 25 years ago now bring their kids to it.”
Reporter Jasa Santos: 425-339-3465 or jsantos@heraldnet.com.
Suzanne Schmid / The Herald
Ryan, 1, of Mill Creek is fed corn on the cob for the first time by his father, Paul Baughman, during the Taste of Edmonds festival on Friday.
