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100 Winter Restaurant Guide 2013 ...............19 Delicious dishes, organized by cuisine
Gus Kattengell ................................................17 The blackout seen around the world
7 in seven
shopping + style
Seven Things to Do This Week ................ 5 Trash Rabbit, Ziggy Marley, The Full Monty and more
news + views
News ...................................................................... 7 adoption rates are climbing in Louisiana — but have stalled in New orleans Bouquets + Brickbats ................................... 7 Heroes and zeroes C’est What? ........................................................ 7 Gambit’s Web poll Scuttlebutt ........................................................ 11 Political news and gossip Commentary ....................................................13 Bring on 2018 Blake Pontchartrain ..................................... 14 New orleans’ know-it-all Clancy DuBos .................................................15 Bobby Jindal, you’re no Comus
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What’s In Store ..............................................87 Breads on oak Valentine’s Day Gift Guide .......................89 Caught in a badass romance
eat + drink
Review ................................................................95 gracious Bakery Fork + Center ..................................................95 all the news that’s fit to eat 5 in Five .............................................................97 five spots for Valentine sweetness 3-Course Interview ......................................97 andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods America
112 Film .................................................................... 104 rEVIEW: The Berlin File rEVIEW: Caesar Must Die Art .......................................................................107 rEVIEW: Make Yourself at Home Stage .................................................................111 Events ...............................................................112 PrEVIEW: Justice League of america does Louisiana Crossword + Sudoku ................................126
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A + E News .......................................................99 remembering Malcolm X at anthony Bean .... Music ................................................................ 100 PrEVIEW: Chuck Dukowski gambit communications, inc. Chairman | CLaNCY DuBos + President & CEo | Margo DuBos
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Market Place .................................................117 Mind + Body + Spirit ................................118 Pets ...................................................................118 Legal Notices ................................................119 Employment + Job Guru ..........................120 Real Estate .....................................................123 Cupid’s Cupons & Valentine Values ..127
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