Fashioned as part Bell Labs, part groovy Esalen Institute, PARC recruited top young scientists like Metcalfe and let them play.

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For now, you can heat up the complimentary instant oatmeal in the microwave or drive to the nearby Big Sur Bakery or Nepenthe for meals, but come June, Glen Oaks will have its own dining room, overseen by a chef who worked at the Bakery and Esalen, and plans to let his New Orleans roots show in his cooking.

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