Chef José Andrés Opens His Kitchens For Victims Of The Coronavirus

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

It is in times of pain and calamity that human beings are reborn with more strength to give their best. José Andrés is the living example of this. The Spanish chef occupies the cover of the prestigious TIME magazine by becoming one of those angels on earth determined to fight the coronavirus with love and solidarity.

Well, and also with food. Generous as always in times of crisis, the chef and businessman has opened the kitchens of his restaurants to feed all those in need and affected by this pandemic.

Something as simple as offering a plate of food has become a tremendous help for many vulnerable families, the elderly and people affected by the economic crisis by not being able to work.

Under the title of “Separated but not alone”, TIME magazine brings us closer to the daily work of the more than 15 thousand Spanish workers at the service of those who need it most. An initiative that is bearing fruit and, above all, allowing no one to miss what to bring to their mouths.

But there is no point, because in addition to being an exceptional chef, José Andrés is a brainiac who never stops turning. Your next stop is the Grand Princess cruise ship where at least 21 people have tested positive for coronavirus. A fact that has forced them to keep their thousands of passengers unable to disembark to avoid further contagion.

And what is José Andrés and his team going to do? Well, take your meals to the port of Oakland, where the ship is located, so that everyone can eat rich, rich and that they do not lack anything. "This is going to be remembered in the history books," he told Time magazine.

At 50 years old, this hearty Spanish chef, entrepreneur, idealist and nominee for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, believes that everything is putting on, wanting is power. This has been demonstrated.

In 2010, he created Word Central Kitchen, a non-governmental organization founded to help countries in times of natural disasters. After the devastation of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, it offered more than four million meals to its residents who became homeless. She did not think twice, she gathered her family and they set to work to carry their plates with heart to all the victims of the tragedy.

"Think big, because every time we think big we offer and by giving, money always appears somewhere," he told the acclaimed magazine. It has also been, his idea in times troubled by the coronavirus has been supported by others who have joined this cause to help physically and financially. A clear example that the union does the force. Bravo, José Andrés, and THANKS.