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José Andrés: 5 Things About the World Central Kitchen Founder

From his humanitarian work to his culinary roots, here’s everything to know about chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés.

José, while heading the kitchen at Jaleo, helped create one of the first critically and commercially successful tapas restaurants in the United States and is credited with introducing Americans to avant-garde and traditional Spanish cooking. But we had no idea we would one day be answering calls in Puerto Rico and around the world to serve meals in the aftermath of disaster – and we quickly learned that food is a powerful tool to heal communities in times of crisis and beyond.” Following his trip to the edge of space on July 20, 2021 , the amazon founderannounced a new philanthropic venture at a press conference following the Blue Origin spaceflight: The Courage & Civility Award, a $100 million grant that the recipient can donate to the charities or nonprofits of their choice.

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