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desert companion magazine // desertcompanion.com
12.2011
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All Things to All People
The new old museum
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Fitness
Dance dance revolution By Kimberly Schaefer
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Books
Remembrance of wars past By David McKee
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Community
34 features Our Neighborhood Restaurant of the Year’s pan-seared Tasmanian sea trout with braised cranberry beans, bacon and lemon confit
34 Restaurant awards
Our critics pick the best eating and drinking of 2011
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Guide
From rock to theater to dance, your guide to culture
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Last word Casting lots By David Hart
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Burger City
The new official food of Las Vegas: the hamburger
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Back to basics
The new restaurant rules: Keep it simple, fresh and friendly
on the cover Mediterranean sea bass with a ragout of ratatouille vegetables, basil oil and cherry tomato coulis Photography Christopher Smith
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S A L M O N A N D H . L E E B A R N E S : C hr i s to p her S m i t h ; R A i lroad e x h i b i t : S am p sel Pres ton Photo g ra p h y, L as V e g as
Doing good in the neighborhood By T.R. Witcher