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Chemistry, Economics and Gourmet Food! Oh, My!

UCR Chemistry Chair Cindy Larive and daughter Erin Kaplan, an economist at Pitt, come together to create The Food Doctors, a blog about great food and the science and economics that make it possible

By Ross French on August 29, 2012

Cindy Larive, the chair of the UC Riverside Department of Chemistry (left) and daughter Erin Kaplan, a professor of economics at Pittsburgh, have come together to create a blog on gourmet food and the chemistry and economics behind its creation. Photo courtesy of Erin Kaplan

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) Cindy Larive, chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, is well known for her work in bioanalytical chemistry, including research on the stress response of plants to flooding and drought and methods for detecting whether fruit juices have been watered down with cheaper ingredients. But recently, its her work on the buttermilk pancake that has been taking the Web by storm.

Specifically, Buttermilk Pancakes with Mixed Berry Compote and Sweet Vanilla Butter.

Larive and her daughter, Erin Kaplan, a visiting lecturer in economics at the University of Pittsburgh, are co-creators of The Food Doctors, a blog devoted not merely to creating amazing food, but also to the science and economics that make that amazing food possible.

The blog was conceived last spring as Kaplan and Larive were hiking in Cinque Terre National Park in Italy. Kaplan had recently won a dessert-making competition and had one of her recipes featured on the How Sweet It Is blog. As they explored the park, Erin suggested starting a blog of their own. Naturally, they came up with the blogs framework during dinner.

We wanted to create something more academic than the average food blog a place where we could geek out over food and maybe teach people a little bit along the way, Kaplan said. Teaching economics comes very naturally to me, and I know my mother feels the same passion about chemistry. It was kind of a perfect storm.

Creating great food has always been a major part of life for Larive and her daughters, dating back to when she was completing her Ph.D. here at UCR and Kaplan and sister Megan were students at the UCR pre-school. Erin recalls that she religiously watched Julia Child: Bon Apptit, convinced that the master chef was a long-lost grandmother.

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2dfsn2/wine_flavour_chem) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Wine. Flavour Chemistry" to their offering.

Wine Flavour Chemistry brings together a vast wealth of information describing components of wine, their underlying chemistry and their possible role in the taste, smell and overall perception. It includes both table wines and fortified wines, such as Sherry, Port and the newly added Madeira, as well as other special wines. This fully revised and updated edition includes new information also on retsina wines, ross, organic and reduced alcohol wines, and has been expanded with coverage of the latest research. Both EU and non-EU countries are referred to, making this book a truly global reference for academics and enologists worldwide.

Wine Flavour Chemistry is essential reading for all those involved in commercial wine making, whether in production, trade or research. The book is of great use and interest to all enologists, and to food and beverage scientists and technologists working in commerce and academia. Upper level students and teachers on enology courses will need to read this book: wherever food and beverage science, technology and chemistry are taught, libraries should have multiple copies of this important book.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Grape Varieties and Growing Regions

3 Basic Taste and Stimulant Components

4 Volatile Components

5 Wine Tasting Procedures and Overall Wine Flavour

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By Public Affairs, UC Berkeley | August 28, 2012

Martin Head-Gordon

Martin Head-Gordon, the Kenneth S. Pitzer Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, has been inducted as an American Chemical Society Fellow. The UC Berkeley scholar is among 96 distinguished scientists named as ACS 2012 Fellows, in recognition of outstanding accomplishments in chemistry and important contributions to ACS.

These chemists hold the future to our country, to our way of life and to the legacy we will leave for the next generation, said ACS President Bassam Shakhashiri, of the 2012 Fellows.Whether its producing renewable fuels, finding cures for afflictions such as diabetes, cancer, AIDS and Alzheimers disease or ensuring safe drinking water, these fellows are scientific leaders, improving our lives through the transforming power of chemistry.

A specialist in theoretical chemistry, Head-Gordon and his research group investigate the development and application of electronic structure theories, to permit the treatment of problems that are currently beyond the reach of standard methods.

The 2012 Fellows were recognized at an Aug. 20 induction ceremony in Philadelphia, at the societys national meeting. ACS is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress.

Categories: Faculty/Staff, Honors & awards, News, Science Tags: ACS, American Chemical Society Fellow, Department of Chemistry, theoretical chemistry

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DALLAS, Aug.27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Chemistry.com, one of the nation's leading dating sites, today reveals the Top 10 Sleepless Citieswhere singles are looking for love between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. Although New York City may be known as "the city that never sleeps," singles in Honolulu, Hawaii are the most restless during the wee hours of the night, followed by their unattached counterparts in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Night owls are in good company all over the U.S., with plenty of like-minded late-night aficionados looking for love until the sun rises from coast to coast.

The Top 10 Sleepless Cities in the U.S.:

Chemistry.com is celebrating these sleepless singles by hosting "Up All Night," where visitors can try out the dating site for free from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. CDT beginning Thursday, August 30. The event will offer both new and existing members access to all of Chemistry.com's features free of charge, including the ability to browse full profiles with photos and communicate with other members using emails and Chemistry's unique get-to-know-you games. To register for this free night of flirting, singles can take theChemistry.com Personality Test and create a profile to join in with other night owls online at http://www.chemistry.com/cp/upallnight.

Top 10 cities list was calculated by examining the top U.S. cities that were active on Chemistry.com between midnight and 6 a.m., accounting for the six different time zones in the country.

About Chemistry.comLaunched by Match.com in February 2006, online dating site Chemistry.com was created to bring together singles that are looking for ways to discover if true chemistry exists before meeting on the first date. Based on the research of renowned biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher, Chemistry.com uses a proprietary test to get to know each individual and their ideal match.This approach makes Chemistry.com the ideal place for singles to empower their love life and find the relationship that is right for each individual, whether it's marriage, romance, a partnership or a long-term commitment.Chemistry.com is an operating business of IAC (IACI).

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Lisa McCune and Teddy Tahu Rhodes at the media launch of South Pacific, a musical backed by Opera Australia. Pic - Sam Mooy Picture: Sam Mooy Source: Herald Sun

LISA McCune says on-stage chemistry between her and South Pacific co-star Teddy Tahu Rhodes is because of the script, and is not due to a blossoming romance between the pair.

Leading lady McCune (who plays Nellie Forbush) and opera star Rhodes, who plays her on-stage love interest Emile de Becque, made headlines recently when they were photographed locking lips in a Sydney laneway.

ANY inkling the audience might get of a blossoming romance between Lisa McCune and Teddy Tahu Rhones in South Pacific the two lead actors of Opera Australia's production of South Pacific has been put down to the powerful script of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

But during the Brisbane launch of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic on Monday, McCune attributed any on-stage chemistry with New Zealand-born Rhodes as a result of the script rather than a personal connection.

"The script is really beautiful, the script is so well constructed," the former Blue Heelers star said.

"Rogers and Hammerstein ... are great technicians, so they know how to manufacture that for the audience."

Tim Disney and Lisa McCune at their home in Melbourne. Picture: Media-mode.com Source: Supplied

Co-star Daniel Koek (Lieutenant Cable) was also quick to brush off any romantic connection between the pair as nothing more than good acting.

"Lisa's such a great actress that she's giving him (Rhodes) so much to work with, he's playing off of it and that's where it comes from," Koek told reporters.

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The next game Tony Romo plays, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback expects to be throwing again to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant.

And hopefully Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten too.

Yet Romo didn't seem bothered that his expected top three pass-catchers were standing on the sideline injured in his last preseason game. He did just fine throwing to Dwayne Harris, Kevin Ogletree and John Phillips.

"Tony is an outstanding player and he's done it with a lot of different kinds of guys. This is the third or fourth time we've turned the receivers over," coach Jason Garrett said. "He's someone who continues to play at a very high level. It's nice to see him play well and play in a good rhythm with the younger guys. He's worked very hard with the different cast of characters he's been playing with and they've been growing together."

Romo was 9-of-13 passing for 198 yards and two long touchdowns to Harris in a 20-19 victory over the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night. The Cowboys (No. 15 in the AP Pro32) scored 17 of their points in the three series Romo played in the first quarter.

There is a void to fill at the No. 3 receiver spot behind Austin and Bryant after Laurent Robinson had 11 TD catches last season and got a big free-agent deal from Jacksonville.

The absence of Austin (hamstring) and Bryant (right knee tendinitis) provided Harris and Ogletree more time with Romo and an extended chance to prove they can play.

"You get a feeling, you get a sensation you think is good, but what happens then is you've got to be able to go out and prove it," Romo said. "You've got to go out into the game and you've got to execute well. I thought our team did that. Our young guys knew what they were doing and it showed."

Harris, a sixth-round draft pick in 2011, got behind the secondary for a 61-yard TD and then split two defenders while finishing a 38-yard score. Ogletree, going into his fourth season, caught two passes from Romo for 40 yards.

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Romo finding chemistry with unknown WRs