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28 April - 12 May
Cover story: The List Eating & Drinking Guide Want to spend 18 hours a day at work? Fancy spending all evening watching other people get steadily sozzled, while the souffle sinks in the kitchen? That’s daily life for thousands of crazy entrepreneurs in Scotland who set up their own restaurants. Despite the challenges, Scotland’s restaurant scene has never been stronger, with a riot of new openings in both Glasgow and Edinburgh this year. Eating out is a vital part of cultural life, and we’ve littered this issue with foodie stories, as amuse gueules before you settle down to the main course of the brand new Eating & Drinking Guide. Tuck into our lead feature on page 24.
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14 Teenage Fanclub The much adored lads are back With a lovely new summer record and some Scottish gig dates.
Zoos/6 16 The Jacket Not only is it one of the biggest movies ever to be
shot in Scotland. but it succeeds in making a spot near Falkirk look like Vermont. Paul Dale talks to some of the people who brought the idea to life.
20 Local heroes Chimney sweeps. old-fashioned sweetie shops. false teeth repairers and hat-makers — Glasgow and Edinburgh still have some deliciously unusual outlets.
24 The fabulous Continis We tell the amazing story of Edinburgh's first family of Italian cuisine.
PLUS Published with this issue, the 2005/6 edition of the Eating & Drinking Guide, featuring over 800 all new reviews.
2 Win two bottles of Blandy’s Alvada for the Letter of the Issue
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13 Half price fajitas at Tusk
10 Vote for your favourite Scottish book of all time and win big prizes
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4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS
8 RADAR
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12 THE LEECH
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27 AROUND TOWN 31 BOOKS
34 CLUBS
43 COMEDY
45 FILM 49 DVD
66 GAY 67 KIDS
69 MUSIC 73 RECORDS
92 THEATRE 102 TV 103 VISUAL ART
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111 EAT THERE THIS FORTNIGHT
113 TRAVEL
115 SHOP
117 PLAY
118 HEALTH & ADVICE
119 CLASSIFIED
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