Table of Contents (January 2009)

WEB EXCLUSIVES THIS MONTH
* January issue podcast (listen at right)
* A "Best Places to Work" videocast
* A local economist talks jobs and recessions
* An extended Kitchen Q&A
* An extended "Immodest Proposals"

EDITOR'S NOTE

FEEDBACK

THE CURRENT
Costume Change
Actress Sarah Clarke goes from terrorist to housewife
By Byron Kerman

The Roads Left Traveled
In lieu of 40's latest closing, we explore new ways to work
By Jarrett Medlin

Extreme City Makeover
Local bloggers sound off about their resolutions for St. Louis
By Byron Kerman

AC/DC/STL
What impression has the Lou made on AC/DC?

Carving Out a Career
David Van Camp, ice sculptor
By Jarrett Medlin

STYLE
Baby It's Cold Outside
The sweater to warm up your winter
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton

Out With the Old
Closet consultations offer one way to overhaul your look
+ The season's 10 must-have items
By Jeanette Kozlowski

GLITTERATI

COVER FEATURE

Great Places to Work
50 companies with killer perks, enviable offices and top-notch programs
By Jarrett Medlin and Kristen Hare

+ Breaking Down the Biggest: A comparative chart of 13 of the area's largest employers
+ SLM's Jenna Fischer interview
+ A local economist talks about the hiring and workplace scene

UNVEILED 2009

Things We Love: Bridal Edition
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton

Weddings for All Seasons
Must-read tips, no matter the month
By Shera Dalin

Joyful Declarations
Seven St. Louis couples share their wedding albums

Vowing to Go Green
How to have a greener wedding
By Margaret Bauer

Let Them Make Cake
A top pastry chef's sticky situation
By Stephen Schenkenberg

Immodest Proposals
How 16 St. Louisans popped — and answered — the question
By Jeannette Cooperman

Love in the City
A bridal fashion portfolio
Styling by Nicole Benoist Edgerton
Photographs by Susan Jackson

Getting Groomed
So what's the guy's role in all this? Depends on who you ask
By Dan Michel

Seeking Su Destino
Three destination-wedding spots to tempt you away
By Susan Manlin Katzman

Putting a Personal Touch on It
A dozen wedding planners on how to make your wedding yours
By Allison Reilly

FEATURES

Halfway Home?
St. Louis' fight to end homelessness has all the makings of an epic: shame, glory, scandal, triumph and an ironic twist of fate
By Jeannette Cooperman

Reasons to Smile
Meet St. Louis' 2009 class of top dentists. (Peer-selected list by TopDentists)

+ Brushing Up: Go back to the basics for healthy teeth
+ Rinse & Recycle: Can the green movement come to the dentist chair?
+ Cleaner Teeth, Brighter Futures: A youth-focused dental program lives up to its name
All three by Alex Bates

A Conversation With Steven Schankman
Remember the phrase "Produced by Contemporary?" Get to the man behind it
By Jeannette Cooperman

CULTURE

Datebook: January
Monthly Event Listings

Bringing Mockingbird to Life
Metro Theater Company's production pulls no punches in reviving a civil-rights classic for younger audiences
By Margaret Bauer

Doin' The Holga Polka
By Stefene Russell

Lost and Found
Young filmmaker Joe Leonard tackles huge topics — national tragedy, generational identity, American anomie — in small, elegant ways. But with a possible Sundance acceptance of his new movie, this understated artist may be on the verge of big things.
By Stefene Russell

Modernist Man
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum's "Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future" opens this month, with a career retrospective of the designer that's as soaring, wide and impressive as the Arch itself.
By Byron Kerman

DINING OUT

Restaurant Guide
Ins, Outs and Almosts

Review: Luciano's Trattoria
With The Crescent bustling, this one's back on the radar
By Dave Lowry

First Look: Napoli 2
By George Mahe

Frugal Foodie: Mi Ranchito
By Rose Martelli

Kitchen Q&A: Paul Poe
By George Mahe

Liquid Assets: The Next "Cult Cabernets"
By Chris Hoel

Flashback
1910: Chateau Mouton
By Stefene Russell