Chef Profiles
Charlie Ayers
Chef Charlie Ayers, more commonly known as Chef Charlie, lives by the creed “eat, drink, and be merry.” For the past 15 years, he has spread his faith as a working chef, zealously providing eclectic and unique gourmet food and drink in an ambiance of music and fun. In 2009, Chef Charlie opened his new Calafia Cafe and Market A Go Go, located in downtown Palo Alto. To date, Calafia Café has won three awards in the best of Palo Alto Online, for Best New Restaurant, Best Organic Eats, and Best Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant. Chef Charlie is most widely known as the former executive chef for Google Inc., a position he won in November of 1999 in a cook-off judged by the company’s 40 employees. While at Google, Chef Charlie established a new standard of "fine food for the fast crowd," and gained a reputation for innovative, flavorful, and healthful foods that are not only good for you, but for the planet as well.
Charlie Ayers' Recipes
- California Walnut Beet Carpaccio Flatbread
- By Charlie Ayers
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- Chef Charlie Ayers serves up great tasting recipes with mass appeal. This flatbread with beets and walnuts is a great way to serve vegetables at your ... Read More
