Eater New Orleans - AllThe New Orleans Restaurant, Bar, and Nightlife Bloghttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/52682/favicon-32x32.png2024-03-18T14:07:04-05:00https://nola.eater.com/rss/index.xml2024-03-18T14:07:04-05:002024-03-18T14:07:04-05:00Where to Get Boiled Crawfish In and Around New Orleans Right Now
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<p>Bring a sack home or pick ‘em onsite at these New Orleans-area spots boiling fresh, well-spiced crawfish</p> <p id="sfqLEG">Let’s talk about the crawfish in the room. Those mudbugs are ex-pen-sive! Abnormally hot temperature, close to half the expected total rainfall and a hard winter freeze strained this year’s crawfish harvest dramatically. According to an LSU analysis, the usual 200 million-pound annual catch is cut by about half. Prices are starting to come down from the $10.99 a pound that marked the beginning of Lent, which is some good news. In mid-March, prices hovered between $5.99 and $8.99 a pound. But the truth is, New Orleanians will cut back on some things, but give up crawfish? Hell no. </p>
<p id="wZUdly">Because of the unpredictable season, it’s best to call ahead, especially if you’re planning a boil at home and need a few sacks. These are places that can be counted on to have crawfish whenever they’re open if it’s in season. Neighborhood bars are another place to eat boiled seafood, weekends at <a href="https://www.eatoscararabi.com/">Oscar’s</a> in Arabi and Tuesdays at Cosimo’s in the Quarter. The <a href="https://broadsidenola.com/">Broadside</a> offers free music and crawfish for sale from <a href="https://crawfishking.com/">Crawfish King</a> every weekend though the end of April, doors at 1 p.m.,, music from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.</p>
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https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-boiled-crawfish-new-orleans-nolaEater StaffClair Lorell2024-03-14T09:52:12-05:002024-03-14T09:52:12-05:0021 Essential Outdoor Dining Spots in New Orleans
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<p>From kid-friendly patios to romantic courtyards, it’s all about ambiance at these al fresco powerhouses</p> <p id="SDK8Ya">Outdoor dining is a pillar of New Orleans's food and drink scene, given the city’s affinity for lush courtyards, intricate balconies, and welcoming front porches. There’s such an abundance of al fresco options in every New Orleans neighborhood, so let this map serve as a selection of some of the finest. A mix of new and old, backyard party vibes and chic sanctuaries, these are some of New Orleans’s best patios and courtyards for outdoor dining. The criteria? It’s all about food and ambiance, here. For the best outdoor setting for drinks, check out this guide to <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/restaurants-bars-drink-outside-new-orleans-fall-2021">New Orleans’s best bar patios</a> — and remember, if the weather is iffy, it’s always best to call ahead. </p>
<p id="WHEgza">Don’t miss our other outdoor dining maps, including <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/covered-patios-dining-outdoors-new-orleans-rain-covid">covered patios</a> for when it rains, <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/date-night-dining-new-orleans-romantic-patio-outdoor">date night dining under the stars</a>, and restaurants with <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/covered-patios-dining-outdoors-new-orleans-rain-covid">heated outdoor dining</a> for cold nights. Did we miss your favorite restaurant patio in New Orleans? <a href="mailto:nola@eater.com">Send us a tip</a>. </p>
https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-outdoor-dining-new-orleans-nolaClair LorellEater Staff2024-03-13T11:03:10-05:002024-03-13T11:03:10-05:00Bijou Shuts Down in the French Quarter, and More New Orleans Restaurant Closings
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<p>Tracking restaurant closures around the Crescent City in 2024</p> <h2 id="wtmqiG">March</h2>
<h2 id="Wo28ux"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bijouneworleans/">Bijou</a></h2>
<p id="TpBH3w">Rampart Street restaurant Bijou has closed in the French Quarter, <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/bijou-restaurant-in-french-quarter-closes-at-least-for-now/article_f7f6caaa-e07f-11ee-84ac-2f2b51024bec.html">Nola.com</a> reports. Bijou opened in the fall of 2021, <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2021/10/29/22752948/french-quarter-dining-boom-two-new-restaurants-bijou-mamou">transforming a historic cottage</a> into a luminous, modern bar and dining room with a snug courtyard out back — chef Eason Barksdale debuted with a menu of tom yum chicken, squid ink spaghetti, and tuna tartare. Jeff Bomberger, one of Bijou’s founding partners, told Nola.com that last year’s summer slow season was the worst he’s seen, and that business has been inconsistent recently, leading to the decision to close. He and Bijou’s partners own the Rampart Street building, however, and as they restructure the business, the restaurant may eventually return — if not as Bijou, then as something new. </p>
<h2 id="uLjhiP">February</h2>
<h2 id="ETmMBq"><a href="https://calliopebeerworks.com/">Calliope Beer Works</a></h2>
<p id="YHJYDE">Oak Street brewpub Calliope Beer Works closed February 24, approximated six months after opening in New Orleans’s Leonidas neighborhood. Owner Richard Szydlo, who launched Calliope in August of 2023 with a small-batch brewing system and a menu of chicken and waffle sandwiches, fried green tomato shrimp remoulade, and other pub fare, told <a href="http://Nola.com">Nola.com</a> that the brewpub faced a number of delays before it was able to open last summer, which caused financial strain that he wasn’t able to surmount. He’s open to transferring the property’s lease to a new business, however. </p>
<h2 id="h1XgFK"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mukbangseafoodnola/">Mukbang</a></h2>
<p id="jsGm74">Vietnamese-Cajun, seafood-centric restaurant Mukbang, which opened on Oak Street in late 2021, has closed. The good news, however, is that owner Kim Nguyen has reopened her former restaurant <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mukbangseafoodnola/">Magasin Vietnamese Cafe</a> at 4226 Magazine Street in Uptown — she chose to move, she says, because the space was too big and sales were inconsistent. Nguyen’s mother is helping lead the new restaurant. “Mom loves Magazine Street and heard that we are opening up here [so] she decided to get out of retirement and get back in the restaurant again,” Nguyen says. “She is a busybody and could not wait to return.”</p>
<h2 id="klJnGl">Little Korea BBQ</h2>
<p id="plZSue">Magazine Street’s Little Korea BBQ, beloved for creative dishes like kimchi volcano fried rice, creamy udon bowls, mozzarella dogs, and fluffy, chocolate-drizzled croiffles, closed in February. According to <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/little-korean-bbq-new-orleans-closes/article_8110bf34-c439-11ee-a483-437c6232fbfa.html">Nola.com</a>, the restaurant announced the closure via social media (its accounts have since been deleted), expressing “the deepest gratitude to all of you who’ve walked through our doors.” Owner Joyce Park has run the restaurant since 2015, when her parents retired — Little Korean BBQ was previously located on Clairborne Avenue, before it relocated to Magazine. </p>
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https://nola.eater.com/24099503/restaurant-closures-closing-new-orleans-2024Justine Jones2024-03-12T11:10:54-05:002024-03-12T11:10:54-05:00The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in New Orleans This Spring
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<p>Venezuelan brunch, fresh aguachiles and ceviches, and Portuguese tapas to look forward to</p> <p class="p--has-dropcap p-large-text" id="8a42Xm">With another Carnival season in the books, New Orleans’s 2024 restaurant openings are kicking into full gear as spring heats up. Get ready for Venezuelan brunch spreads and spit-roasted meats; margaritas paired with hot, pillowy arepas; fresh-from-the-gulf Mexican mariscos; expansions from a local soul food favorite; menus melding French and East Asian flavors; and Portuguese tapas accompanied by a “jamón bar,” among other highlights. Here are New Orleans’s most anticipated restaurant openings this spring, in no particular order. </p>
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<h2 id="nweJLV"><a href="https://www.lacocinita.com/new-orleans">La Cocinita</a></h2>
<p id="BlQHA8">Where: 4920 Prytania Street, Uptown</p>
<p id="y7qrMu">Benoit and Rachel Angulo, proprietors of one of New Orlean’s most popular food trucks, are <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2023/11/16/23963918/new-orleans-food-truck-la-cocinita-arepas-opening-restaurant-uptown">launching a permanent location</a> of La Cocinita this spring. Expect a bigger-than-ever menu of hot, fresh, pillowy arepas, including vegan options, and a weekend brunch menu of empanadas, breakfast tacos, breakfast bowls, and arepas. La Cocinita’s full bar will serve tropical cocktails, mimosas, margaritas, and mojitos, plus South American wines and beer. </p>
<h2 id="IxfvQV"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bistro_origen/">Origen</a></h2>
<p id="brM9Hf">Where: 3600 Saint Claude Avenue, Bywater</p>
<p id="bRMUSc">Julio Machado, the chef behind Uptown restaurant <a href="https://comarepas.com/">Como Arepas</a>, is bringing a new Venezuelan restaurant to the Bywater neighborhood this spring. Machado has spent years in New Orleans’s restaurant scene, cooking in restaurants like <a href="https://brasachurrasqueria.com/">Brasa Churrasqueria</a>, <a href="https://www.zocalo-nola.com/">Zocalo</a>, <a href="https://tacosdelcartel.com/">Tacos del Cartel</a>, and the <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2023/8/23/23832148/mucho-mas-closed-former-employees-allege-unpaid-wages-new-orleans">recently-closed Mucho Más</a>. Origen, poised to open in late March, emphasizes brunch: Machado has been teasing spreads of eggs, beans, and rice; stewed meats; arepas; plantains; and tequenos (Venezuelan fried breaded cheese sticks) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bistro_origen/">on Instagram</a>. <a href="https://whatnownola.com/2024/02/20/origen-bistro-bringing-live-fire-cooking-to-the-bywater/">For dinner</a>, according to <a href="https://whatnownola.com/2024/02/20/origen-bistro-bringing-live-fire-cooking-to-the-bywater/">What Now New Orleans</a>, expect three different prix-fixe meals featuring spit-roasted carne en vara. </p>
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<h2 id="KMyLvx"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2QVHCSuCNU/">The Coop</a></h2>
<p id="T6hC3U">Where: 1030 Derbingy Street, Gretna</p>
<p id="JPTOVO">James Beard semifinalist Marlon “Chicken” Williams is opening a second outpost of his restaurant, Chicken’s Kitchen, in Gretna. For now, Williams says, the Coop will function as a kind of ghost kitchen, allowing Chicken’s Kitchen to expand its delivery and preorder options and cut down the waiting-in-line factor for customers. He also plans to add fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, and salads to the menu. The Coop may open as soon as May — in the meantime, Williams has already repainted the building a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2YZV8Ju3u1/">vibrant red</a>. </p>
<h2 id="RfI30g"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/acamayanola/?hl=en">Acamaya</a></h2>
<p id="VCBpZb">Where: 3060 Dauphine Street, Bywater</p>
<p id="k1QcRj">James Beard-nominated chef Ana Castro, who <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2023/8/17/23835796/ana-castro-opening-mexican-mariscos-restaurant-closing-lengua-madre-new-orleans">closed</a> her acclaimed Mexican tasting restaurant Lengua Madre in 2023, is embarking on a new venture with Acamaya, her Mexican mariscos restaurant. Expect a more casual atmosphere than Lengua Madre, and fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood: Think aguachiles, ceviches, fish soups, shrimp cocktails, and more. Acamaya will debut in the Bywater neighborhood later this spring. </p>
<h2 id="OKsx84"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thekingswaynola/">The Kingsway</a></h2>
<p id="AAOhN0">Where: 4201 Magazine Street, Uptown</p>
<p id="oRmBa1">The Vilkhu family — son and daughter Ashwin and Pranita; mother and father Pardeep and Arvinder — is inching toward to the opening of their second restaurant, the Kingsway. <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2018/2/2/16965708/saffron-nola-best-restaurant-ashwin-interview-new-orleans-nola">Saffron</a>, the family’s flagship, has made waves as a destination for fine-dining Indian cuisine; though the Kingsway will be similarly elegant and upscale, the menu will meld East Asian and French flavors. Renovations are underway at the former Magasin Vietnamese Cafe location. </p>
<h2 id="5AYqAi"><a href="https://34restaurantandbar.com/">34 Restaurant and Bar</a></h2>
<p id="7J7RL3">Where: 710 Baronne Street, Warehouse District</p>
<p id="j7OoW7">Emeril Lagasse’s <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2024/1/10/24032939/emeril-lagasse-opening-portuguese-restaurant-new-orleans">“love letter” to his Portuguese heritage</a>, 34 Restaurant and Bar, is slated to open in the Warehouse District this spring. Expect tapas-style shared plates and a “jamón bar”; Lagasse’s son, E.J., is a collaborator. According to <a href="https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2022/06/14/710-baronne-st-joins-downtown-short-term-rental-market/">New Orleans CityBusiness</a>, the restaurant will occupy part of the ground floor of a massive building for luxury short-term rentals — it’s the latest of three recent Lagasse restaurant openings, a successor to his French restaurant <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2023/11/9/23952484/inside-emeril-lagasses-first-french-restaurant-open-new-orleans">Emeril’s Brasserie</a> and flagship <a href="https://www.emerils.com/">Emeril’s</a>, which he revamped and <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2023/11/2/23932363/emerils-reopens-new-wine-bar-new-orleans-have-fun">reopened in fall 2023</a>. </p>
<h2 id="FoC8xw">A yet-to-be-named restaurant from Brooks Reitz</h2>
<p id="CVozhU">Charleston restaurateur Brooks Reitz is expanding to New Orleans with a <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2024/2/7/24064863/restaurant-openings-new-orleans-charleston-brooks-reitz-english-pub">new restaurant on Esplanade Avenue</a>. Expect a “bar and dining room with an ‘English accent” and a cozy pub feel — but there won’t be bangers and mash on this menu. Reitz plans to lean into New Orleans food culture, weaving together a number of culinary influences and leaning on the example of <a href="http://www.frenchhousesoho.com/">the French House</a> in Soho, the storied pub where chefs <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/dining/british-food-margot-fergus-henderson.html">Margot and Fergus Henderson</a> cooked French food in a second-floor dining room in the 1990s. Look for an opening later this spring. </p>
<h2 id="MwemGV">Later this year</h2>
<p id="BLzmmT">Keep an eye out for <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/eat-drink/cavan-restaurant-uptown-to-become-new-etoile/article_bc205c72-87bf-11ed-bc4f-271d085469cf.html">Étoile,</a> chef Chris DuPont’s NOLA homecoming restaurant headed for Magazine Street; <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2022/10/20/23413189/nina-compton-celebrity-chefs-opening-nft-cocktail-club-restaurant-new-orleans-sha-sha-lounge">ShaSha Lounge: Social Aid and Pleasure Club</a>, an ambitious NFT project helmed by chef Nina Compton and her partner, Larry Miller; and <a href="https://www.propersake.co/">Rice Vice Sake</a>, a Nashville-based sake bar expanding to New Orleans. </p>
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https://nola.eater.com/2024/3/12/24097572/new-restaurant-openings-new-orleans-anticiapted-2024Justine Jones2024-03-08T11:08:51-06:002024-03-08T11:08:51-06:00New Orleans’s Essential Seafood Restaurants for a Sit-Down Feast
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<p>These restaurants serve top of the catch day in and day out</p> <p id="deSOqu">This lineup highlights essential New Orleans restaurants serving pristine seafood, with an emphasis on freshness and, for many, sustainability. Many offer daily “Gulf fish” specials or “day’s catch,” choosing the best of what’s wild-caught in local waters. The map includes both seafood houses and a few restaurants that don’t use that label, but consistently feature seafood dishes that hit the highest mark. (And while there are plenty of good seafood take out spots, here we’re highlighting sit-down spots.) Find complementary guides for <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-fried-fish-seafood-new-orleans-restaurants">New Orleans’s best fried seafood</a>, the city’s <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-po-boy-poboy-restaurant-new-orleans-nola">finest po’ boys</a>, and <a href="https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-seafood-restaurants-splurge-worthy-new-orleans">high-end seafood restaurants worthy of a splurge</a> — below are 12 of New Orleans’s most essential seafood restaurants for a sit-down feast. </p>
https://nola.eater.com/maps/new-orleans-best-seafood-restaurants-sit-downBeth D'Addono2024-03-07T10:11:45-06:002024-03-07T10:11:45-06:00A Totally New Food Festival Is Coming to New Orleans This Year
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<p>The organizers behind the National Fried Chicken Festival are launching a seafood-centric event on the lakefront</p> <p id="7s5xX2">New Orleans revelers have a new food festival to look forward to this summer: The organizers behind the annual <a href="https://friedchickenfestival.com/">Fried Chicken Festival</a> are bringing a seafood-centric event to the lakefront on May 11. <a href="https://brewsboilsbubbles.com/">Brews, Boils & Bubbles</a> will combine spicy seafood and meat boils, craft beer, and champagne with a live music lineup. </p>
<p id="Fu8g8C"> Executive Producer Cleveland Spears, III., the native New Orleanian who first launched Fried Chicken Festival in 2016, is the name behind this new venture. “Boils have been bringing people together across Louisiana for generations — regardless of race, ethnicity, or background — and that’s exactly what we aim to achieve with all of our festivals,” he said in a statement announcing the event. </p>
<p id="Wq9TCJ">The festival is strictly 21 plus. General admission tickets, which cost $30, buy entry to the festival and the entertainment, but food and drinks will be purchased separately. “Brews & Bugs” VIP tickets, which include two pounds of hot boiled crawfish with fixings, an open craft beer bar, and access to a “premiere” stage viewing area are available for $90; “Rosé & Lobster” VIP tickets include a fresh-boiled lobster meal from Drago’s, access to a VIP lounge, and a choice of one bottle of champagne or two of rosé for $200. </p>
<p id="kZY6UJ">The festival’s music lineup hasn’t been announced yet; it’ll appear via <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brewsboilsbubbles/">social media</a> in the coming weeks. Brews, Boils & Bubbles is also soliciting applications from those interested in <a href="https://brewsboilsbubbles.com/volunteer-with-us/">volunteering</a> at the festival or <a href="https://brewsboilsbubbles.com/become-a-boiler/">becoming a boiler</a> for it. The event will run from noon to 8 p.m. along Lakeshore Drive at Franklin Avenue, the same location as Fried Chicken Festival. </p>
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https://nola.eater.com/2024/3/7/24093307/new-orleans-festival-food-crawfish-beer-seafood-lakefrontJustine Jones2024-03-07T09:05:12-06:002024-03-07T09:05:12-06:00The Hottest New Restaurants in New Orleans, March 2024
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<p>Our answer to the question: Where should I eat right now? </p> <p id="sgxwEe">Every month, Eater tries to answer the oft-repeated question: Where should I eat <em>right</em> <em>now</em>? New Orleans’s steady <a href="https://nola.eater.com/24084751/new-restaurant-bar-openings-new-orleans-nola-2024">stream of restaurant openings</a> can make it difficult to keep track of what’s new, what’s cool, and where New Orleans’s top local chefs are cooking. To help,<strong> </strong>Eater’s heatmap tracks the city’s most exciting new restaurants, all worth a try. The below restaurants are open as of publication time, but be sure to call or check a restaurant’s social media pages before paying them a visit.</p>
https://nola.eater.com/maps/best-new-restaurants-new-orleans-nola-heatmapClair LorellEater Staff2024-03-06T13:29:55-06:002024-03-06T13:29:55-06:00Mid City Pizza Is About to Reopen Its Original Location
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<p>Plus, Magasin Vietnamese Cafe returns to Uptown, and more New Orleans restaurant news</p> <p id="QgvAxF">After closing more than a year ago, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midcitypizza/?hl=en">Mid City Pizza</a> is readying to reopen its original Banks Street under new owner Tony Cortello. Thin-crust, New York-style pies are on the menu, of course — Cortello says he’s actually installed a water system that mimics the exact pH and mineral content of New York city water, recreating that true Big Apple taste in the dough. He’s also offering a few Sicilian-style pizzas, Italian sandwiches, salads, and starters, plus wine, beer, and classic cocktails. Cortello says that if all goes as planned, he hopes to open to the public this Friday, March 8. </p>
<p id="xoGbZF">Mid-City Pizza was originally founded by Rand Owens in 2013 — it quickly established itself as a laid-back, cozy staple for thin-crust pizza and old-school arcade games. Owens <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2017/4/27/15441298/first-look-mcp-uptown-pizza-nola-new-orleans#the-new-mcp-takes-the-spot-formerly-occupied-by-naked-pizza">expanded</a> to a second location in Uptown in 2017. After his <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2020/3/6/21168340/king-banks-street-founder-mid-city-pizza-dies-33">death in 2020</a> at age 33, the restaurant remained open for three years, eventually <a href="https://nola.eater.com/2022/12/14/23504044/mid-city-pizza-closes-new-orleans">closing</a> in December of 2022. Cortello and his partners purchased the business last August. </p>
<h2 id="I69OiZ">Magasin relocates to Uptown</h2>
<p id="UxSmu3">After months of renovations, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mukbangseafoodnola/">Magasin Vietnamese Cafe</a> is now open at 4226 Magazine Street, just across from the restaurant’s original location that <a href="https://uptownmessenger.com/magasin-vietnamese-cafe-closes-on-magazine-joins-mukbang-on-oak-street/">closed in 2022</a>. Owner Kim Nguyen says she chose to move from the restaurant’s former location on Oak Street, where it was called Mukbang, because the space was way too big — plus, sales and foot traffic were inconsistent. Nguyen’s mother is helping lead the new restaurant. “Mom loves Magazine Street and heard that we are opening up here [so] she decided to get out of retirement and get back in the restaurant again,” Nguyen says. “She is a busybody and could not wait to return.” Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. </p>
<h2 id="AJ9cqV">Shawarma on the Go is back in business</h2>
<p id="YOXXQI">After closing in late January due to a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fZmVIrBtc/">medical emergency</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shawarmaonthego/">Shawarma on the Go</a> is back open and serving Iraqi-style kebabs and French-fry stuffed chicken shawarma wraps on Magazine Street. Owners Abbas and Shannon Alsherees <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3x9XN0RRGv/">thanked their customers</a> on Instagram for the prayers they’d received for Abbas’s recovery. </p>
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