The food festival had to be closed on its only scheduled Saturday in July because of heavy rains and standing water, and just 1.1 million people walked through the gates during its four other days, according to the city Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. That's down from 1.5 million attendees last year, when Taste turned a $272,000 profit, and 1.2 million visitors in 2012, when it lost $1.3 million.