Food for thought: I’ve finally found the best use for Google’s AI Overview

Google's AI search tool and my stomach apparently have a few things in common.

Apr 7, 2025 - 12:43

Food for thought: I’ve finally found the best use for Google’s AI Overview

Hate it or love it, AI Overview is now a firm part of Google’s long-term search plans (unless you switch it off). However, if I were to pick a side, I’d fall firmly into the “hate it” camp. The experimental AI feature offers nothing of value whenever it appears; it occupies too much of the search results screen and provides hilariously conflicting info at the best of times. As much as I dislike it, I’ve leveled with the fact that it’ll be part of Search for a while. So, I’ve tried to find a way to live with AI Overview and, if I can, find a good use for it. I think I’ve done just that; naturally, it involves food.

AI Overview sates my appetite for new recipes…

I often rely on Android apps to fuel food inspiration, whether searching for dinner ideas, researching differences between existing recipes, or uncovering techniques to enhance my kitchen skills. Sometimes, when I’m completely out of ideas and recipe books aren’t cutting it, the internet comes to my rescue.