Over at the Chronicle, Jonathan Kauffman did video interviews with a panel of tech-company chefs — Lance Holton of Twitter, Brian Mattingly of Dropbox, Shane Dykhuis of BandPage, and Matthew DuTrumble of Zynga — asking them what they liked about their jobs, the kinds of things they cook in these cafeterias, and what the companies get out of having chefs on staff. Dykhuis points out that it often means that people take shorter lunches and therefore are more productive, because it's "one less decision they have to make" in their day. Also, it probably encourages people to stay for dinner too.

DuTrumble also reveals that Zynga has its own in-house ketchup. DropBox has its own cookie cart that comes around the office. And, as this accompanying piece from the Chron reveals, DuTrumble is working on "a cookbook based on user-created dishes in Zynga’s signature game, 'FarmVille.'"

[Chron]
[Inside Scoop]