CONTENTS Agenda

27 April - 11 May 2 MA'LBOX

4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS

8 NEWS EXTRA 10 RAVE

12 THE LEECH

What'sOn

25 AROUND TOWN 28 BOOKS

31 CLUBS

39 COMEDY

42 FILM 46 DVD

62 GAY 64 KIDS

65 MUSIC 69 RECORDS

86 THEATRE 93 TV 94 VISUAL ART Life&Style Cover story: The 8 Guide 99 pLAY iT THIS FORTNIGHT Free with this issue you’ll find the all new Eating and Drinking Guide for ,0, TRAVEL 2006. Into its 13th year, the guide is now the definitive survey of places to eat out in central Scotland. Thanks to the efforts of our team of

reviewers, this year’s edition is undoubtedly the best yet. The fact that we can produce a guide crammed with so many excellent restaurants is

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in large part down to the hard graft of the country’s restaurateurs in _ RearView continuing to raise their game; but credit is also due to the diners who "2 ANSWER MACHINE: are coming to expect more locally sourced, seasonal produce on their JON RONSON plates. We name the restaurants of the year on page 7, and profile the AND FINALLY . . .

winners of our Judges’ Special Award on page 103.

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