D Magazine February 1996

Looking for Prince Charming? Be yourself. Forget about money. And if that doesn’t work, try a new plan.

Also: Stone Trail, LuLu’s Bait Shack, Ti Amo, and Cafe Sierra

Plus: The Awesome Power of the Mentioners

A St. Mark’s cybernerd battles the newest addiction.

The creator of the red-hot Star Canyon barbecues critics and gives his recipe for fair and useful restaurant reviewing.

OUR MONTHLY MENU OF TRENDS & TIDBITS

A patient sues her ex-lover and psychiatrist, alleging “mind control.”

Our surveyed brides share their sources.

Twenty-two recent brides unveil their advice for a perfect wedding.

There’s big money in ersatz luxury items. Here’s how to spot the fakes.

Will pork-barrel politics and a surge of bankruptcy filings bring a federal courthouse to Plano?

If you’ve played your financial cards right, you already may be on the glide path to a carefree retirement. If you haven’t-well, there’s still time. But it’s later than you think, so listen up.

WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO: OUR SELECTIVE GUIDE

Munching with munchkins? Here are 15 kid-friendly eateries-and some tips on avoiding dinner disasters on the grilled-cheese circuit.

Enough theory. Here’s how three local families are planning for the future.

Meet Al Pagan, a Shakespeare-quoting, philosopher cop who wonders if the bad guys just may be winning.

Lassoing Daryl Johnston was easier than planning the wedding.

The D.A.’s office won’t call some tainted cops to testify

They Built the Future: Inventors from Our Own Back Yard