Google search: Chefs

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Google, the Internet search kingpin, is conducting a huge search of its own: It is scouring the world for a pair of executive chefs.

Former celebrity chef Charlie Ayers, who once cooked for the Grateful Dead, resigned in May. Google announced Thursday it is now looking internationally for two ``quick and creative thinkers'' who can develop menus with items ranging from vegan entrees to organic wood-fired pizzas. Google serves 2,300 meals a day and counting, and recently added a fifth cafe to its Mountain View headquarters.

``These two chefs will play an important role in managing the company's growing appetites,'' said co-founder Sergey Brin in a news release. And nobody would deny that Google has growing appetites.

This job interview is not for the weak of stomach. In this kitchen version of ``The Apprentice,'' top candidates will prepare a meal for 30 employees at the Googleplex. Then four finalists will compete in a cookoff, with the two best being hired.

Susan Wojcicki, a vice president and ``longtime seeker of Google chefs,'' said the new chefs will get stock options.

They may also acquire star status.

``I'm not sure they're going to get a chef who's already a celebrity,'' said Marc Marelich, former executive chef at Cisco Systems. ``But with Google being in the spotlight so much, I don't think it will be hard for whoever they pick to really step up and become a star chef.''

The heat is on.

[minks]

Tombstone wrote: Google, the Internet search kingpin, is conducting a huge search of its own: It is scouring the world for a pair of executive chefs.

Former celebrity chef Charlie Ayers, who once cooked for the Grateful Dead, resigned in May. Google announced Thursday it is now looking internationally for two ``quick and creative thinkers'' who can develop menus with items ranging from vegan entrees to organic wood-fired pizzas. Google serves 2,300 meals a day and counting, and recently added a fifth cafe to its Mountain View headquarters.

``These two chefs will play an important role in managing the company's growing appetites,'' said co-founder Sergey Brin in a news release. And nobody would deny that Google has growing appetites.

This job interview is not for the weak of stomach. In this kitchen version of ``The Apprentice,'' top candidates will prepare a meal for 30 employees at the Googleplex. Then four finalists will compete in a cookoff, with the two best being hired.

Susan Wojcicki, a vice president and ``longtime seeker of Google chefs,'' said the new chefs will get stock options.

They may also acquire star status.

``I'm not sure they're going to get a chef who's already a celebrity,'' said Marc Marelich, former executive chef at Cisco Systems. ``But with Google being in the spotlight so much, I don't think it will be hard for whoever they pick to really step up and become a star chef.''

The heat is on.


HAH hardly a challenge try cooking for finicky kids ahahaha hohohoh hardeee har har

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minks wrote: HAH hardly a challenge try cooking for finicky kids ahahaha hohohoh hardeee har har


Wouldn't it be great to be able to eat there though? Talk about a pampered work environment.