EDITOR’S NOTE

There’s a cognitive disorder known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness, and I’ve always thought I’ve suffered from a mild case of it. I need to meet people at least a half-dozen times before I can easily recognize them. In my job, that’s caused some embarrassment occasionally, but I try to “fake it ’til I make it.” What I really need is someone like the Anne Hathaway character in A Devil Wears Prada, discreetly following me and whispering names in my ear.

I share this because I’m exactly the opposite with homes. I’ve been a magazine editor for almost 25 years, and have been featuring at least one home in every issue (more often two or three) of every magazine I’ve edited. That’s a lot of houses. And yet, I never forget a house.

I can still describe in detail the first home on the first cover of the first magazine I launched. More than once, I’ve been talking to someone at an event or party and not realized I knew them until we discussed where they live. Oh, of course, I can recall it exactly.

I first visited Kenneth Sherman and Jim Schanbacher’s home at least 15 years ago to direct a garden shoot and remember it well. I knew then I’d want to feature their lovely house one day. Well, it took a while for me to circle back, but after Ken described the renovation the couple had just completed, I knew it was time.

The result of their labors is a home that perfectly reflects their taste and how they live. Every day, no matter if dinner is pizza ordered in or a holiday feast, they dine on vintage china at a gorgeous antique table that’s perfect for two or can expand to seat a dozen or more. There’s magnificent northern light and a delightful view of the garden. (And next year, I hope to revisit that garden again in the pages of this magazine. Kenneth, you’re forewarned!)

You too, can tour their home—photographed by Aaron Leimkuehler with an interview by Patricia O’Dell—beginning on page 78.

Of course, the best thing about IN Kansas City is that even if interior design isn’t your jam, there is plenty more for you to enjoy in this issue. Our food columnist Jenny Vergara lists the best bars to toast the New Year with bubbly on page 74. (I’m partial to a comfy wing chair tucked into a corner of Cheval on Main myself.) Podcasts are definitely a thing, so on page 62, Judith Fertig delves into some of the local KC ones you don’t want to miss. And Cindy Hoedel’s interview with Taylor Kay Phillips is a hoot. I laughed out loud more than once. You can see why Taylor is an Emmy award-winning comedy writer.

And if we happen to meet a time or two, and it seems as if I don’t remember you, that’s not exactly the case. It’s not that I don’t know you, it’s that I don’t recognize you. Perhaps if I’ve been to your house and you describe that. . .

Aha!

leimkuhler aaron by photo

Editor In Chief Zim Loy Digital Editor Emily Park Art Director Alice Govert Bryan Associate Art Director Madeline Johnston Contributing Writers Susan Cannon, Judith Fertig, Cindy Hoedel, Cody Hogan, Merrily Jackson, Damian Lair, Patricia O’Dell, Jenny Vergara Contributing Photographers Lauren Bieri, Corie English Aaron Leimkuehler, Mindy Tucker Publisher Michelle Jolles Media Director Brittany Coale Senior Media Consultants Katie Delzer, Nicole Kube, Krista Markley Business Consultant Chad Parkhurst

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