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41. Hot Plate

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Exotic fisherman's plate at Jonathan's The Rub

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: May 14, 2009

    It's easy to get firm fish like snapper or shrimp to turn out crispy if you cover them in panko (Japanese bread crumbs) and then fry them, but getting scallops, which hold so...

42. Dish

    Peli-Peli

    One South African's dream of a restaurant comes true.

    By Paul Galvani

    Published: May 14, 2009

    Paul Friedman is originally from South Africa, where he opened and ran 47 steakhouses before moving here in 1978 to run a successful travel and safari business. Then he opened...

43. Film

    Angels & Demons with Tom Hanks

    Another treat for whacked-out male conspiracy theorists

    By Ella Taylor

    Published: May 14, 2009

    At the tail end of The Da Vinci Code, having traipsed around scenic Paris and London for over two hours to find out whether the Holy Grail was just an old cup or the womanly...

44. Film

    Rudo y Cursi: Beautiful Losers

    This is not the kind of sports movie where everyone wins.

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: May 14, 2009

    Not quite The Further Adventures of Cain & Abel, the second coming of Beavis & Butt-Head, King Kong vs. Godzilla Redux or Peyton Meets Eli, but energetic fun nonetheless, Rudo...

45. Theater

    Great Depression

    Clifford Odets's emotionally charged play will remind you that all things pass.

    By Lee Williams

    Published: May 14, 2009

    Clifford Odets's Awake and Sing! is more relevant than ever in Main Street Theater's emotionally charged performance — and it was first produced in 1935, during the Great...

46. Artbeat

    Capsule Art Reviews: "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul," "Bryan Wheeler: The Souls of Texans Are In Jeopardy In Ways Not Common To Other Men," "Helen Lessick: Other Arrangements," "Javier de Villota," "Round 30: Home. Space"

    By Kelly Klaasmeyer and Troy Schulze

    Published: May 14, 2009

    "Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul" Although the Taliban managed to blow up the Bamyan Buddhas, they didn't get their hands on everything. This...

47. Encore

    Capsule Stage Reviews: Dangerous Corner, Miss Firecracker Contest, Rock 'N' Roll

    By Lee Williams

    Published: May 14, 2009

    Dangerous Corner Whodunits are often so predictable that you can guess the outcome halfway through scene one. The one great thing about Company Onstage's production of J.B....

48. Ask a Mexican

    ¿Quieres Chingar?

    amd other suave ways of getting in her chonis

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: May 14, 2009

    Dear Mexican, My wife is from Michoacán state. We've bought a home in the small town of her birth. I love everything about the quiet little place. Even her mother is...