I think the OP is okay with the use of the whiteboard, but it should be used as a complement to writing code in a semi-familiar environment.
There is no claim that cooking is equivalent to writing code. The claim is that writing code is rarely done on a whiteboard (Perhaps design, architecture, or some logic back-and-forth but rarely code.) and that interviewees shouldn't be expected to perform well at something they don't do.
There is no claim that cooking is equivalent to writing code. The claim is that writing code is rarely done on a whiteboard (Perhaps design, architecture, or some logic back-and-forth but rarely code.) and that interviewees shouldn't be expected to perform well at something they don't do.