Menu of the Month:

Holy Mother of Divine God! Just look at what these tekkie nerds are downing at lunchtime in the Google headquarters: creamy horseradish pineapple dressing with their slaw; organic broccollini with extra virgin olive oil; vegan mushroom sauce to offset their organic tofu lentil loaf; honey habanero BBQ sauce with their baby back pork ribs.

Sorry? What on earth is going on here? Don't these guys know that Silicon Valley was built by blood, sweat, tears, toil and bags of Phileas Fogg and cans of coke? That great breakthroughs in IT were made to the accompanying crunch of Tayto cheese and onion crisps ands that unique slithering swallow which is an easi-single cheese sandwich on white sliding down a nerdy throat? Have they no respect?!

Now just look at what these anoraks are feasting on: cramberry swirl bundt cake! Pecan rice pilaff! Goat cheese and polenta vegetable soup! How on earth are these PC pistol petes going to maintain that Bill Gate pallor with its accompanying two-days-at-the-laptop odour? No doubt they accompany all this with a soundtrack of mellifluous Mozart and free Kombucha. Is there no integrity to nerdhood anymore? We give up. really!

Google: One of our lunch menus... really!

Soups

* Roasted Shrimp Bisque
* Goat Cheese & Polenta Vegetable

Salads

* Creamy Cole Slaw - shredded organic red & green cabbage, shredded carrots tossed in a creamy horseradish pineapple dressing
* Rosemary & Feta Cheese Potato Salad - Greek feta cheese, organic rosemary, red potatoes, roasted red & yellow bell peppers, red onions, Dijon mustard, extra virgin olive oil, parsley, garlic
* Marinated Brocollini & Carrot Salad - Organic brocollini, carrots, green onions, ginger, garlic roasted red peppers, rice vinegar, extra virgin olive oil
* Organic Mixed Greens

Entrees

* Oven Roasted BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs - brined in cinnamon, cider vinegar, cumin, chilies molasses. (Served with a honey Habenero BBQ Sauce.)
* Organic Tofu Lentil Loaf - a savory blend of tofu, seitan, temphe, roasted garlic oil, basil, mire poix, tomato juice, oat bran, tamari almonds, green lentils (Served with a vegan mushroom sauce.)

Sides

* Pecan Rice Pilaf
* Steamed Organic Broccoli

Desserts

* Chocolate Pumpkin Cake
* Spiced Currant Cake
* Cranberry Swirl Bundt Cake

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