Famous Chefs Help Feed Hungry, Support Closed Restaurants
2020-04-13
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1When Jose Andres first came to New York City, he was a young soldier in the Spanish navy. Many years later, he is an award-winning chef.
2Andres now owns a large food business on the same New York street where he landed as a sailor.
3The famous chef recently announced plans to serve 40,000 meals to New Yorkers across the city, which is now the center of America's COVID-19 epidemic.
4Andres has several restaurants, including one with two Michelin awards, Somni.
5In 2010, he opened his not-for-profit World Central Kitchen to serve food to victims of disasters.
6Since the coronavirus arrived in the U.S., his organization has served more than 750,000 meals in cities from Miami to Los Angeles, to Little Rock, Arkansas, to Fairfax, Virginia.
7The operation works out of places like libraries and closed restaurants.
8It feeds medical teams, hospital workers, students and others who continue to work during the epidemic.
9Andres has a list of important friends who are chefs around the world, including Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri and Marcus Samuelsson.
10Many started cooking professionally in the United States.
11"I'm in debt to America. ... That's the best I can give to America because America gave me a home. America gave me opportunity," Andres told The Associated Press in a recent phone interview.
12In New York City, he set up a restaurant to serve the Mount Sinai hospital in Central Park.
13In Harlem, he's using Samuelsson's well-known restaurant to feed families.
14Samuelsson's Miami restaurant closed, but he didn't want to leave it empty.
15So he loaned it to World Central Kitchen.
16They are giving food to those who have lost their jobs because of the epidemic.
17Even in crisis, these chefs aren't giving away simple meals.
18At centers for old people in Washington, D.C., the food was complex and tasty.
19Andres was among the first to close his restaurants.
20He wanted to show chefs around the world how to use their restaurants and workers to feed the hungry and those out of work.
21"The operation is growing every day," he said. "We want to put America to work...feeding America."
22In California, Fieri is ready with his kitchen and team. "Guy is ready to go," Andres said.
23"This is like war. You need to have troops ready for action."
24Fieri compared his longtime friendship with Andres and other famous chefs to playing with a group of musicians.
25"When you hang out with... Jose Andres, all you want to do is go bigger, go better," said Fieri.
26Last year, he cooked with Andres to feed victims of the deadly California wildfires.
27In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Fieri bought $50,000 in gift cards to support local restaurants.
28He asked many of the chiefs of big food companies to donate money to his organization.
29His Restaurant Employee Relief Fund quickly raised $10 million.
30It has a goal of raising $100 million and giving $500 to restaurant workers without jobs.
31The first payments went out last week.
32Rachael Ray announced a $4 million donation from her two assistance organizations.
33Half of the money will go to food programs, including World Central Kitchen.
34The other half will support animal rescue groups.
35"We are not a disaster relief fund... but that's what we've become," she told the AP in a phone interview.
36She supports the efforts of Jose Andres.
37"I love Jose. I'm so devoted to him," Ray said from her home in New York state.
38I'm Dorothy Gundy.
1When Jose Andres first came to New York City, he was a young soldier in the Spanish navy. Many years later, he is an award-winning chef. 2Andres now owns a large food business on the same New York street where he landed as a sailor. The famous chef recently announced plans to serve 40,000 meals to New Yorkers across the city, which is now the center of America's COVID-19 epidemic. 3Andres has several restaurants, including one with two Michelin awards, Somni. In 2010, he opened his not-for-profit World Central Kitchen to serve food to victims of disasters. 4Since the coronavirus arrived in the U.S., his organization has served more than 750,000 meals in cities from Miami to Los Angeles, to Little Rock, Arkansas, to Fairfax, Virginia. 5The operation works out of places like libraries and closed restaurants. It feeds medical teams, hospital workers, students and others who continue to work during the epidemic. 6Andres has a list of important friends who are chefs around the world, including Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri and Marcus Samuelsson. Many started cooking professionally in the United States. 7"I'm in debt to America. ... That's the best I can give to America because America gave me a home. America gave me opportunity," Andres told The Associated Press in a recent phone interview. 8In New York City, he set up a restaurant to serve the Mount Sinai hospital in Central Park. In Harlem, he's using Samuelsson's well-known restaurant to feed families. 9Samuelsson's Miami restaurant closed, but he didn't want to leave it empty. So he loaned it to World Central Kitchen. They are giving food to those who have lost their jobs because of the epidemic. 10Even in crisis, these chefs aren't giving away simple meals. At centers for old people in Washington, D.C., the food was complex and tasty. 11Andres was among the first to close his restaurants. He wanted to show chefs around the world how to use their restaurants and workers to feed the hungry and those out of work. 12"The operation is growing every day," he said. "We want to put America to work...feeding America." 13In California, Fieri is ready with his kitchen and team. "Guy is ready to go," Andres said. "This is like war. You need to have troops ready for action." 14Fieri compared his longtime friendship with Andres and other famous chefs to playing with a group of musicians. 15"When you hang out with... Jose Andres, all you want to do is go bigger, go better," said Fieri. Last year, he cooked with Andres to feed victims of the deadly California wildfires. 16In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Fieri bought $50,000 in gift cards to support local restaurants. He asked many of the chiefs of big food companies to donate money to his organization. 17His Restaurant Employee Relief Fund quickly raised $10 million. It has a goal of raising $100 million and giving $500 to restaurant workers without jobs. The first payments went out last week. 18Rachael Ray announced a $4 million donation from her two assistance organizations. Half of the money will go to food programs, including World Central Kitchen. The other half will support animal rescue groups. 19"We are not a disaster relief fund... but that's what we've become," she told the AP in a phone interview. 20She supports the efforts of Jose Andres. 21"I love Jose. I'm so devoted to him," Ray said from her home in New York state. 22I'm Dorothy Gundy. 23The Associated Press reported this story. Susan Shand adapted it for Learning English. Bryan Lynn was the editor. 24________________________________________________________________ 25Words in This Story 26chef - n. one who cooks professionally 27epidemic - n. an illness that is transmitted from one person to another 28kitchen - n. the room where food is made 29hang out - phr v. to spend time together 30relief - n. assistance or aid 31devote - v. to be loyal to