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Theatre Cover story: Eating & Drinking Guide

The List [5&0 Guide’s army of reviewers has spent this year eating in over 850 restaurants, cafés and bars to compile the 15th edition of the food bible. Every review is completely independent and, reflecting the vibrancy of the Scottish restaurant scene, there are more than 100 brand new entries. We also announce the winners of our annual awards. See guide and page 7.

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Features

18 Persepolis

James Mottram talks to Marjane Satrapi about the Iranian childhood which inspired Persepolis, her new film based on her graphic novels.

20 Nick Cave The Australian dark prince of rock‘n'roll confounds expectations again.

23 All the Fun of the Fair Claire Sawers picks out the highlights of the Big in Falkirk extravaganza.

26 Nova Scotia We meet John Byrne ahead of the fourth part of his S/ab Boys trilogy.

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Eating & Drinking Guide Awards Tennent's Mutual

EIFF Opening Gala Glamour

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13 Live it

Spend it: Handbags for hire

Get out: Aerial dance classes Get Away: Beautiful Brighton Get Stuffed: Diary of a first-time restaurant owner

Monkeyinq Around at the Zoo 29 Ladyfest

Soma Skool

Janelle Brown 33

James Kelman Andrew Dummond

Brent Ghelfi

Comics 35 Triptych 36 High Tech SOul

MSTRKRFT

Laidback Luke

Jimmy Carr 43 Nick Doody P2 45

Private Property The Oxford Murders

Stop Loss

Joy Division

Persepolis

DVDs 65 Emperor's New Kilt 66

Events 8. shows

Gus Van Sant 67

Events

Vampire Weekend 68

Adele

Ulrich Schnauss

The Xcerts

Pendulum

Records 72 Jazz & Folk 86 Classical 90

The Drawer Boy 92

That Night Follows Day Elephant

Trumpets and Raspberries Magpie

Shrink Rap 99

The return of Heroes

Alasdair Gray 100 Jim Lambie

Kalup Linzy

Maternity

Recruitment 106

Courses 8. Tuition Property to Let

Flatshare

I Saw You

Win a Smirnoff Adventurer’s Kit 6 A bottle of Famous Grouse for

the Letter of the Issue 2 Win tickets to Piece of Havana 6 Win tickets to the World Ceilidh 6

Win tickets to see CSS and The Zutons 74 Win new Tindersticks album and posters 74

Win Fence tickets and goodies 79 Subscriptions so