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Thousands of people flocked to the annual Taste of Marco celebration Sunday, April 27, at the Esplanade.

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Joan Downes of The Chef's Express helps a customer after serving some strawberry "not-so" shortcake at the restaurant's stand.
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Crowds throng the Esplanade around noon, when the music, the food and the sunshine began heating up.
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Nick Leman shows off the fare offered by Bayview Restaurant, black angus mini burgers and shrimp and scallop Newburg.
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Nancy Moore, center, exhibits a mock grimace when a spin of the fortune wheel at the Marco Eagle stand doesn't produce a big prize. Moore went on to spin five more times, and indeed won some prizes she liked.
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Rashell Lauwers, Tueszee Sharpe and Al Harris take a breather from all the activity.
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Tammi Williams dishes up some Austrian goulash at the House of Mozart's stand. Behind her is Chef Alfred Schinagl.
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Patty Brawner and Randy Bryant enjoy the proceedings.
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Kattia Rojas holds Andres Peeples as he decides whether or not he enjoys one of the snacks.
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Part of the large crowd mills around the Esplanade courtyard at about 1 p.m.
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Chef Guy Verdi's famed racks of lamb cook succulently on the grill.
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Nacho Mama's was one of the more colorful stands.
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Don Sanzera helps out at the Publix stand. He is with Boar's Head.
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Jennifer Terpstra of Starbucks takes an order. With her is Shannon Cromwell.
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Ivan Harrison enjoys the Taste of Marco in dreamland.
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Raquel Herrera of Guatemala and her friend Brad Wandich of Toronto have a chat while sampling one of the dishes.
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Entertainer Myles Loud provided rousing impersonations, including Joe Cocker and Elvis.
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Paul Neville enjoys a sampling from the House of Mozart.
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The crowd dancing to the sounds of singer Myles Loud.
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YMCA Fitness instructor Angela Hinton and friend dance to the music of Myles Loud.
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Singer Myles Loud entertains the crowd.
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