Historically, eating at Bumbershoot hasn’t exactly been the most premium experience. In the past, it was very much a cotton candy and cheap pizza affair. To be fair, there have always been plenty of more adventurous options, and I don’t mean to knock the noble vendors of cheap Thai food and barbecue, but there hasn’t been anything I would describe as noteworthy.
Last year, however, Dan Bugge, of Matt’s in the Market fame, launched the B-EATS project, a curated fancy food court of sorts.
“Originally, I was approached by my friends at Bumbershoot to create an elevated culinary experience for guests,” he says. “So the program really found me. I, of course, agreed to the request. In part as a favor to them and in part because I am crazy and my brain never turns off. Getting the opportunity to bring a new experience to such a long-standing tradition as Bumbershoot got me super-excited.”