Vincenzo Viyelli, a physics professor at the University of Chicago, has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow.
More information about Vitelli’s work and the MacArthur Fellowship follows from UChicago News:
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-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
Booth Chicago explains how jargon, shared professional vocabulary, promotes efficient team work in corporations in the following Booth Review article:
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-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette Making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean is being sold by the University of Chicago Press.
A River Runs Through It is a fictional account of the American West that was initially rejected for publication because it featured too many trees.
Robert Redford directed its film adaptation and writes the foreward for the UChicago Press book.
Purchase information for A River Runs Through It follows:
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-author Eating Soup with Vhopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
Harvest 2026 Dinner at Pub’s (Growers’ Pub) in Salinas, California by Ruth Paget
Some welcome cool air prompted my family to go to Pub’s (Growers’ Pub) in late September 2026 for an early harvest dinner at the oldest bar in Salinas, California.
Florence and Laurent began their meal wit generous cups of Monterey Bay clam chowder.
I ordered stuffed fall-weather mushrooms instead of my usual calamari. (Monterey County has some woodsy areas in the Santa Lucia Mountain Range that provide local mushrooms.) The stuffed mushrooms came 8 to a plate and were stuffed with ricotta cheese, chopped bacon, and parsley. The mushrooms were delectable hot bites. I really liked them.
Dinner salads came as starters for the main dishes. Cold baby greens and Thousand Island dressing are a refreshing starter I associate with places like Carl’s Chop House in Detroit (Michigan) where I grew up. I was allowed to go to Carl’s as a treat dinner for behaving well and getting good grades.
As my main dish, I ordered the bone-in pork chop with seasonal vegetables. The pork chop was two inches thick and served with a large portion of vegetables in a sauce that appeared to be cooking juices mixed with honey and Dijon mustard; it was delicious.
The seasonal vegetables were a mixture of summer and winter vegetables for someone who grew up in the midwestern United States like I did. The vegetables included:
-rutabagas
-potatoes
-onions
-yellow Italian squash
-spinach
Florence ate a flat iron steak with a baked potato, and Laurent ordered the halibut special with risotto.
For dessert, Laurent and Florence ate crème brulée. I was full and passed on dessert, but I noticed that Pub’s is offering Bananas Foster on its dessert menu ($24). This is an elaborate flamed dessert, but I might try that on my next harvest meal outing to Pub’s.
Pub’s in Salinas, California is a nice place to experience a country town meal that offers the best of the countryside.
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe's Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games
Parisian Wine Bar Outing at DeTierra Vineyards Tasting Room in Carmel, California by Ruth Paget
I went out for an unexpected wine tasting at DeTierra Vineyards Wine Tasting Room in Carmel, California.
My husband Laurent and I were exchanging red DeTierra wines for whites, because our daughter Florence Paget is filming food content that mostly features chicken, seafood, and ham dishes. (You can find her videos on Instagram.)
DeTierra is so well organized that they can accommodate a serious taster like Laurent who was sampling DeTierra’s North Coast Brut champagne-method sparkling wine and me who drank a respectable pinot gris to participate in the tasting.
We ordered the cheese, charcuterie, and fruit board ($25) to go with the wine for a light lunch. I liked how this board was organized to appeal to tasters who like Italian, French, and English flavors with their wine.
This generous board was made up of:
-Genoa salami
-San Daniele prosciutto
-cheddar cheese
-brie cheese
-baby Swiss cheese
-whole wheat crackers
-fig jam
-grapes
As I sipped the pinot gris, I told Laurent I was reconnecting with my English heritage as I placed slices of brie cheese on top of the wheat crackers with the fig jam dolloped on top. This creamy, sweet combination did taste good with the mildly sour and refreshing flavor of the pinot gris. (Pinot gris is not as sour as a Portuguese vinho verde, but does have a pleasing sour taste that is good for quenching thirst on a hot day.)
The salty Genoa salami and prosciutto were a nice flavor contrast to the fig jam. The grapes freshened everything up. I liked the board very much, which was surprisingly filling.
We finished our lunch with a Cabernet franc wine used in the Bourguil and Chinon wines of the Touraine region in France.
I enjoyed our impromptu lunch around opening time when the tasting room was not full. DeTierra offers Napa worthy tastings, but it is a nice place to rest up while doing some Carmel business for locals as well. (Located at the corner of Mission and Fifth)
There is even a hidden passageway to the left of the entrance of the tasting room, so visitors can say they know of at least one Carmel secret passageway.
DeTierra's Wine Tasting Room allows you to have a Parisian wine bar experience without leaving California's Central Coast.
Happy Tasting!
By Ruth Paget
-author Eating Soup with Chopsticks, Marrying France, and Europe’s Lessons written during overseas duty in Germany + 5 other Kindle books
-developer of the Novgorod and Bento War Games + 8 Classical Western Civilization War Games
-developer of food and beverage knowledge games
-creator of online exhibits about San Miguel Arcangel Mission, French baguette making, and the Carmel Valley History Center
-creator of French travel and culture games
-writer of 1900+ Central Coast California lifestyle blogs
-family genealogist
-developer of 9 music theory games