IN THE NEWS: The St. Pete Times’s Laura Reiley reviews Raga Asian Indian Restaurant (16080 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater, just north of East Bay Drive, 727-531-6400; www.ragaflorida.com) and details the opening of Toasted Pheasant Bistro (14445 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa, (813) 265-6700), while Jessica Brady considers The Drunken Clam (46 46th Ave., St. Pete Beach., 727-360-1800). tampabay.com … Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries gives two stars to DeSanto Latin American Bistro (128 Third St. S., St. Petersburg, 727-895-6400 or pushlounge.com). tampa.creativeloafing.com … The Tampa Tribune’s Kurt Loft reviews Marchand’s Bar & Grill (Renaissance Vinoy Resort, 501 Fifth Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg, 727-824-8072). tampatribune.com

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