“Wherever there is a fight for hungry people to eat, we will be there.” So said chef José Andrés in Ron Howard’s recent Emmy-nominated documentary, “We Feed People.” But Andrés, the Santa-like 53-year-old from Spain, is not the type to simply write a check from one of his Michelin-starred restaurants.
With his World Central Kitchen, founded in 2010, Andrés has spent months at a time on the ground in areas devastated by natural disaster or war, from Puerto Rico to Haiti to Ukraine, helping to mass-produce fresh meals using local cuisine. In recent weeks, he was in parts of Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian.