Jody Eddy, author of the book, “Come In, We’re Closed: An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World’s Best Restaurants” recently gave an “At Google” talk, speaking about her work, which is said to “peer behind the ‘closed’ sign in the world’s greatest restaurants”.
Similarly, author Michael Romano also spoke at Google talking about his book Family Table, which also looks behind the scenes at some restaurants.
More recent At Google Talks here.