In conversations with KIRO 7, several vendors who were at the Seattle Bite food festival Sunday, when at least two gunmen opened fire, said they are frustrated by what they describe as “inconsistent” instructions on when they can retrieve their belongings left in the park, and what they feel was a lack of security at the event.
The Bite of Seattle festival is owned by Foodieland LLC, a California-based company that acquired the food festival in 2024. Multiple food vendors told KIRO that after they evacuated, they were frustrated with what they felt was inconsistent information they received afterward. Some reported getting a text message from organizers, while others stated they heard nothing.
Paul Nicholas, a Bite of Seattle vendor, told KIRO 7 the only instructions he received on when he could come back to the center and pick up the equipment he had to leave behind as he fled were from people connected to his own company…