José Andrés remembers when he went to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake that the government estimates killed more than 300,000 people.
“We began cooking in the streets, you know?” said the James Beard award-winning Spanish chef, whose group operates more than 40 restaurants around the world. “I’m feeding people after an earthquake so there were no photographers or cameras, it was me with my friends doing it.”
That was the start of World Central Kitchen, which has grown into a major nonprofit, raising hundreds of millions of dollars annually, as it quickly provides meals in response to humanitarian crises. Andrés’ personal profile has only grown since then as well, as his NBC cooking competition show with Martha Stewart “Yes, Chef” continues and his new book “Change the Recipe: Because You Can’t Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs” hit stores last month.
