Color us slightly disappointed-- we misread the headline in this Wired article as "Apple gets set for new chief." We quickly loaded the article expecting to read about a formal announcement of a new Apple CEO, and instead, read about how Steve Jobs has hired a chef from his favorite restaurant to cook for Apple's in-house cafe. Not quite the same caliber of gossip, but hey, we make do with what we have.

The article is incredibly terse, but given that it describes Jobs as a "vegetarian fiend," we'll draw the conclusion that the chef hired away from the Il Fornaio restaurant in Palo Alto specializes in vegetarian cuisine. We don't know if this implies that the food in Caffe Mac will be exclusively vegetarian, but we wouldn't put such a move past Jobs-- though we'd certainly hope that he would respect the dietary choices of his employees. (As the AtAT staff shares the dietary choices of Mr. Jobs, we're quite envious of the Apple employees who will have the option of buying vegan food without leaving the building, but we acknowledge that we're squarely in the minority on this one.)

As for the Apple employees in the know describing the food as "bland," well, it's not clear from the report if they're referring to the current food, or the food coming from the new replacement chef. We'd assume it describes the existing food, as we're not sure how Apple employees would know what the chef's cooking is like if he hasn't actually started yet. But if the chef's cooking is indeed bland, the AtAT staff would like to extend an open invitation to Mr. Jobs to join us on a whirlwind multi-day tour of Boston's best-- and least bland-- vegan food, to see how it's done right. Perhaps we'd start with the fast-food Indian grub at the Burlington Mall, then move onto some yummy Ethiopian at Asmara in Central Square, then hit the all-you-can-eat brunch at the Country Life, and finish up with our personal favorite-- the hundreds of vegan Vietnamese and Chinese dishes at Buddha's Delight. Seriously, Steve, our treat. (Darn it, now we're hungry...)