About
Chef Charlie Ayers lives by the creed "eat, drink, and be merry." He's most widely known as the former executive chef for Google Inc. and as the founder of Calafia Café and Market A Go Go which was a go to spot in Palo Alto until 2018 when Chef took his culinary skills in a new direction. He's been working with partners like New Wave Foods, Chowbotics and Tastes On The Fly on exciting projects around robotic food service, plant based foods and a new concept restaurant for the San Francisco Giants at SFO airport.
He's passionate about educating companies that "being green" is good for the consumer, team members, the environment and the local community. Like the "fine food for the fast crowd" Chef Charlie refined at Google, the fundamental goal of all of Charlie's projects, is to provide the greater public with healthful, artisan-style, sustainable cuisine in a fast and affordable format.
When Chef Charlie isn't busy consulting start up tech companies, writing cookbooks, coordinating food service and backstage catering teams at open air music festivals, he enjoys relaxing at home cooking for friends and family trying out new and old favorite recipes. Don't be surprised if you spot Chef Charlie visiting local famous farmers markets across the country, while wearing one of his favorite crazy Hawaiian shirts.