(SMOKIN' MEAT) Summer begins today! The weather augurs predict a sunny weekend and the Pike Place Market will fill its cobbled lane with the fourth annual cook-off—chicken, ribs, chili, sausage, and a
fresh-squeezed-lemonade contest. Five dollars gets you a chili sampler's wristband. A couple more gets you
pulled pork barbecue sandwiches. And you can wander around and watch the 15 barbecue teams, 20 chili teams, and other cooking demonstrations for sweet, sweet nothing. (
Pike Place Market, 11 am–5 pm.)