Have you ever had an IT'S IT ice cream sandwich? The all-caps treat has been a San Francisco favorite for almost 80 years. It sandwiches a scoop of vanilla ice cream between two soft oatmeal cookies, and the whole thing is dipped in chocolate, making one of the finest ice cream sandwiches you can buy.
The version that you can't buy is even better, though.
Google had their chef, Nate Keller, work with IT'S IT to make a trans-fat free version that is all natural and made with locally sourced ingredients. This Google version went on sale is free in the employee cafeteria, complete with Google logo on the wrapper.
Perhaps we'll all get to sample this new version in the future, but for now we'll have to content ourselves with the classic. You can order them online from the factory, and get overnight delivery anywhere in the US. If you can get ahold of them and you ask nicely, maybe the Google cafeteria would be willing to ship their version, too.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-14-2006 @ 6:34PM
Colin said...
By it "went on sale" do you mean that they started giving it out for free? It was my understanding that Google was so stinking rich that they gave out meals to their staff.
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8-14-2006 @ 7:26PM
Nicole Weston said...
It was "served in the cafeteria" - whether that means that it was sold or given out, I can't really say. I assumed that it was sold, since that seems to be the way most employee cafeterias work.
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8-14-2006 @ 7:33PM
Kate said...
My understanding, also, was that Google employees pay nothing for what they consume in the cafeteria -- one of the great perks. Is this not so?
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8-14-2006 @ 11:45PM
chronarion said...
I'll confirm that it's free :)
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8-15-2006 @ 12:30AM
Nicole Weston said...
Alright, good to know! I edited the post to note it.
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8-15-2006 @ 9:50AM
Liz said...
Oh man, thanks for reminding me of one other thing I miss from SF! During the very short hot weather season, commonly known as "summer" but usually arrives in the fall there, I must have eaten one of those per day. They are amazingly good!!
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