OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE
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THE CURRENT
They Can Stand the Heat
Young cooks slice'n'dice their way to the Culinary Olympics
By Byron Kerman
A Bummer for Hummer?
Lynch Motors contemplates where the road will lead for the gas-guzzling behemoth
By Byron Kerman
A Brief Nelly Update
Is the rapper's modeling career move a wise idea?
By Dan Michael
From Bunsen Burners ... to Busch Stadium?
A new five-day festival seeks to fire a local dialogue on science
By Bryan A. Hollerbach
Vetting the Candidates
Wash U's VP debate and statewide race info
By Margaret Bauer and Jarrett Medlin
This is What It's Like To Run a Haunted House
By Jarrett Medlin
TRANSPORTATION
The Scooter Diaries
Observations of a brand-new scooter commuter
By George Mahe
PHILANTHROPY
Dealing With Dementia
Every 17 seconds, another person is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. That's where Memory Care Home Solutions comes in
By Christy Marshall
HISTORY
Old Haunts
A walk down West Cabanne Place reveals a historic district's spirited past
By Maud Kelly
SCIENCE
The Alternative to Alternative Energy
Three St. Louis researchers are looking for alternative energy sources—but in the most unlikely of places
By Kristen Hare
STYLE
Things We Love
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton
Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Boutique
Valerie Mills takes a page from the age of reason to her new Clayton store
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton
Momma's Got a Brand New Bag
Raquel Hunter launches a stylish line of bags
By Nicole Benoist Edgerton
Stylish Subtleties
Ryan Britton, Shoe Gurru at Neiman Marcus, Plaza Frontenac
Hot Item of the Month
GLITTERATI
United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Young Leaders Society kickoff … Sky Terrace … Neiman Marcus’ Fall Fashion Preview at The Zodiac … Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri’s Big Grand Opening.
FEATURES
The Pit Bull
Chet Pleban wins unwinnable cases, manipulates the media (us included?) and alienates other lawyers. Is he fighting for his clients' sake, or fighting just to fight?
By Jeannette Cooperman
The 35 Best Restaurants of the Year — and One Restaurant of the Year
Plus: Restaurant Postmortems and Ones to Watch
By Dave Lowry, George Mahe and Rose Martelli
Prix Fixer Upper
The revival of prix fixe—and six other local-restaurant survival tactics
By George Mahe
The Green Restaurant Scene
You've heard of white-tablecloth restaurants? There's a new color in town, and it's challenging and transforming the dining industry
By Ligaya Figueras
Pairing Knives
SLM makes some culinary introductions—and creates a series of one-time chef shots
By George Mahe
Photographs by Frank Di Piazza and Dilip Vishwanat
Non-Stop Flights to Fun
10 fly-to destinations for fabulous weekend getaways
By Susan Manlin Katzman
Sidelined
As a college football star, Muhammad Abdulqaadir seemed destined for the NFL. But when the feds tagged his father as a possible terrorist after 9/11, the offers to play dried up. Is Abdulqaadir simply not good enough for the league, or has the image-conscious NFL blackballed him because of his father’s past?
By Malcolm Gay
A Conversation With George Nikolajevich
The Croatian-born architect talks about international design, his favorite St. Louis landmarks and his new building on SLU’s campus.
By Jeannette Cooperman
CULTURE
Datebook: October
Calendar Listings
Forms of Devotion
For Brother Mel Meyer, God comes calling in the forms of paint, canvas, wood, stone, glass, paper and metal
By Ryan Miller
Keeping Up With the Jetsons
On the Sheldon Art Galleries' exhibition "InterActive: New Technologies in Contemporary Architecture"
By Stefene Russell
The Naked and the Lucky
Dan Randant and Mike Newman have more songs up their combined sleeves than a karaoke machine—but they're more rock bards than cover band
By Steve Pick
Staging a Revolt
St. Louis' women-led theater companies are carving out a larger place for female directors, actors and playwrights
By Nancy Larson
In a Dark Time, the Eye Begins to See
Most kids' understanding of "good and evil" comes via a video-game console. At the St. Louis Holocaust Museum, they learn that evil is very real—but so is goodness
By Byron Kerman
Transmission, Fluid
On the show "Transmission/Destination," at COCA's Millstone Gallery
By Stefene Russell
DINING OUT
Review: The Shaved Duck
By Dave Lowry
First Look: Tani Sushi Bistro
By George Mahe
Frugal Foodie: Pam's Chicago Style Dogs & More
By Rose Martelli
Kitchen Q&A: Josh Allen
By George Mahe
Liquid Assets: 55 is Alive!
Heading south can be a good thing when it comes to wine
By Chris Hoel
FLASHBACK
1917: Vanishing Point
By Stefene Russell
Table of Contents (October 2008)
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