On Google’s Lunch Menu: Mindful Eating

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February 7, 2012, 3:34 pm — Updated: 3:34 pm -->
By JEFF GORDINIER
Last September, hundreds of Google employees showed up to experience a day of mindfulness with Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen monk, teacher and author. The day included a lunch devoted to mindful eating, a practice explored in this week’s Dining cover story. The event was so well received that it has since evolved into a monthly gathering on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif. Olivia Wu, an executive chef with the company, said the silent lunch helps to restore busy, tired minds and “and revives the corporate culture of innovation, community and doing the right thing.”