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Executive Chef Kirk Gilbert of The Grand Bohemian Hotel talks with community members about the gazpacho he served at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Tim Cebula, left, and Julie Grimes, right, share samples of their menu from Black Sheep Kitchen with community members at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Tormeika Mitchell serves up some shrimp and grits from Grille 29 at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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From left, Dan Burns, Ann Sears, Rusty Sears and Holly Williams enjoy samples from local restaurants at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Kids and parents gather around the table for a sample of Miss Dots chicken nuggets at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Employees of Bongiorno Italian Restaurant pose under their tent at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Cameron Flowers serves up some Davenport's Pizza at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Yogurt Mountain supplied community members with samples of frozen yogurt at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Community members walk from table to table at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Wyatt Harris of Church Street Coffee And Books offers a cookie to an attendee of Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Cliff Lawler offers samples of two salads from Whole Foods at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Will Ireland, right, and Lori Milazzo serve chips and queso from La Paz at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Beka Tully sets out samples from Taco Mama at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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From left, Jessica Emerson, Christina Vaughan, Liz Weathersby and Nancy Versinger pose with their pizza samples at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Children watch as the Mountain Brook High School cheerleaders perform at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Knox Fanelli, left, and Mary Grace Tracy of Tracy's serve samples of various casseroles to community members at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Despite on-and-off rain, community members made their way from tent to tent to sample various foods from restaurants at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Children run through a downpour of water supplied by a fire hose from the Mountain Brook Fire Department at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Mountain Brook Fire Department members Eric Meyer, left, and Justin Baker, join a group of children under the downpour of water supplied by a fire hose at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
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Grace Rediker, 4, assists Mountain Brook Fire Department firefighter William Caldwell in rolling up a fire hose at Taste of Mountain on September 18, 2016 in Crestline Village of Mountain Brook, Al.
Restaurant owners from across Mountain Brook gathered on Hoyt Lane on Sept. 18 for the second annual Taste of Mountain Brook.
Taste of Mountain Brook benefits the programs of All In Mountain Brook.
Though scattered showers occasionally sent diners scurrying under tents, the crowd got to sample dishes from appetizer to entree to dessert. Participating restaurants included Church Street Coffee and Books, La Paz, Black Sheep Kitchen, Miss Dots, Maki Fresh, Taco Mama, Piggly Wiggly, Urban Cookhouse, Grand Bohemian Hotel, Grille 29, Yogurt Mountain, Bongiorno Italian Restaurant, Davenport's Pizza, Whole Foods and Tracy's.
Several MBHS groups, including the cheerleaders, jazz band, Dorians and chamber choir, also performed and the fire department set up a hose for children to play in the water.
Learn more at allinmountainbrook.org.