José Andrés

José Andrés is an internationally known chef with many successful restaurants around the USA. He is originally from Spain. He is also a social activist, who uses his entrepreneurial success and boundless energy to help peoples in disadvantaged countries. In spring 2010 he was part of a team from Solar For Hope, which headed to Haiti to help with earthquake relief. As part of their efforts they distributed parabolic solar cookers and provided training. Inspired by this project, José founded the World Central Kitchen, a foundation focused on feeding vulnerable people, supporting the local agricultural economy through local food purchases, and promoting nutritious foods, recipes, and environmentally sustainable cooking fuels and technologies.
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*December 2018: José Andrés is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize - The Washington Post
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*December 2016: Chef José Andrés taught Adam Savage, former co-host of Mythbusters, about solar and fuel-efficient cooking at the White House during the South by South Lawn festival. 
*October 2016: José Andrés presented solar cooking technology at the South by South Lawn (SXSL) festival hosted at the White House
*September 2015: In an interview with the New York Times, José Andrés shares his passion for Haiti and explains why he founded World Central Kitchen to promote clean and efficient cooking in the country Read more... 
*June 2015: Chef José Andrés demos solar cooking at Bite conference in Silicon Valley - World-renowned chef and solar cooking advocate, José Andrés, held a solar cooking demonstration at the Bite conference in Silicon valley using several SolSource ovens, a popular parabolic solar cooker developed by One Earth Designs. Chef Andrés' goal was to convey the importance of clean cooking technology, especially in developing countries where the availability of cooking fuel is limited and respiratory disease from cooking indoors is prevalent. During the conference, Chef Andrés spoke to attendees about increasing investment is clean cooking technology development.
*May 2015: In an interview with MUNCHIES, Chef José Andrés describes when he first got excited about solar cooking, how solar and efficient cooking technology can help those in developing countries, and what he is doing to promote these technologies around the world. Read article... 
*November 2014: As part of the "What I'm Thankful For" series, José Andrés explains that he is thankful that his family has a simple and safe method to cook their food, and how solar cooking and other fuel-efficient cooking methods are bringing this benefit to the world's poor, for whom access to traditional cooking fuels is becoming more difficult and expensive every year. Read more...
*July 2014: Chef José Andrés was recognized by President Barack Obama during a naturalization ceremony as an "Outstanding American by Choice" for his work as founder of the World Central Kitchen.
*November 2012: Solar cooking advocate Manolo Vilchez writes from Spain, that Washington, D.C. celebrity chef and Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Culinary Ambassador José Andrés visited the country of his birth last August to be honored for his humanitarian and international culinary achievements. While in Spain, Andres demonstrated once again his commitment to solar cooking, which he discovered after a huge snowstorm in Washington, D.C. knocked out power and closed roads for several days in 2010, and Andres discovered that he could cook delicious food in the middle of winter with his parabolic solar cooker. "Cooking food with the solar energy is unsurpassed for the pleasure of using a clean, renewable source of energy,” said Andres, while showing his countrymen in Bullas, Murcia, how to cook with an alSol parabolic solar cooker. Andres was fresh from his recent trip to Haiti, where he has trained eighty young people at a school in Fond Verrettes to use the alSol parabolic solar cookers he has brought to Haiti in cooperation with the Spanish NGO CESAL. His students are also learning about other clean cooking systems. The students recently experimented with making espresso using their parabolic solar cookers. Andres, founder of the World Central Kitchen, is also interested in promoting solar food dehydration. He is currently investigating the use of this green energy technology to help Haitians dry fish. AlSol Tecnologias Solares designs, manufactures and distributes solar parabolic cookers and solar food dryers with the development support of Gehrlicher Solar Spain.
*November 2011: Celebrity chef José Andrés makes an impassioned plea for improved cookstoves and solar cookers to benefit the world's poor.
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*November 2010: This past year José Andrés, an internationally known chef and social activist, has been doing his part to help the people of Haiti. When he had lost power at his own home for a few days, following a severe snowstorm, he discovered the magic of solar cooking. He was amazed how efficiently a parabolic solar cooker, which had been given to him and had sat unused, performed on a cold but cloudless day. In spring 2010 he was part of a team from Solar For Hope, which headed to Haiti to help with earthquake relief. As part of their efforts they distributed parabolic solar cookers and provided training. He feels the parabolic cooker is well-suited to prepare the traditional local fried food recipes. Andrés believes a pressurized cook pot is also a valuable asset to promote with solar cooking. It can shorten cooking times, and provide additional cooking, once the pot is removed from the oven. Listen to a recent interview with José about the project. Inspired by his initial experience in Haiti, José created the World Central Kitchen, a foundation focused on feeding vulnerable people, supporting the local agricultural economy through local food purchases, and promoting nutritious foods, recipes, and environmentally sustainable cooking fuels and technologies. José is returning to Haiti, and the World Central Kitchen, in partnership with Grameen Creative Lab, is planning to build a commercial kitchen with the capacity to feed 10,000 people daily. The goal is to create a sustainable "social business" for the people that have the least. They plan to serve a nearby orphanage, school, hospital, and local residents. Solar cookers will be play a central role in the project.
*April 2010: A Solar For Hope team headed for Haiti to help provide earthquake relief. As part of their efforts, they distributed ten AlSol 1.4 parabolic solar cookers. The package included accessories and equipment for cooking with retained heat, and also workshop training for preparation of indigenous foods. Noted international chef and social activist, José Andrés, was part of the team that also included writers, environmental activists, and members of Engineers Without Borders.
==Resources==
===Articles in the media===
*January 2021: The TIME 2030 Committee Offers 8 Solutions for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future (featuring noted chef José Andrés speaking on clean cookstove cooking) - TIME magazine
*December 2018: José Andrés is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize - The Washington Post
*February 2016: From cookstoves to Beefsteak, José Andrés wants to revolutionize the world of food - Fusion
*December 2015: Solar Cooking Goes Mainstream - EcoWatch
*September 2015: Chef José Andrés on Giving and Getting Back in Haiti - The New York Times
*August 2015: U.S. Culinary Ambassador Encourages Chefs to Change the World - U.S. Department of State Official Blog
*July 2015: Solar Power Can Provide Hot Meals for the Masses - National Geographic
*June 2015: How Silicon Valley Is Addressing the World’s Food Crisis - TIME
*May 2015: José Andrés Wants the World to Cook with Sunlight and Biofuel - MUNCHIES
*October 2014: Jose Andres Is On A Clean Cookstoves Mission - Food Republic
*June 2014: José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti - The Washington Post
*June 2013: José Andrés On The Power Of Food To Change The World - Forbes
*September 2010: Haiti, Another Possibility - I Change
==See also==
*World Central Kitchen
==External links==
*http://worldcentralkitchen.org
==Contact==
Email: info@worldcentralkitchen.org
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