Well, I'm still getting free food up here in Google Kirkland, and it's great. The article seemed pretty odd to me, too.
We still have free food here in Aman, who are you up there it Vancouver?
Also, Charlie's Cafe now serves hamburgers and fries. Rumor has it that when Charlie was here, he banned the use of ketchup as a disincentive to the serving of foods that require it. Googlers are better than that!
AFAIK, no perks have been cut recently. I had to triple-check the publication date on the article -- it seemed so old.