Jose Andres Is Opening an Emergency Kitchen in DC to Feed Federal Employees and Their Families

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https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/01/14/jose-andres-is-opening-an-emergency-kitchen-in-dc-to-feed-federal-employees-and-their-families/?fbclid=IwAR3V-CAZ1mAMW2XF33J_zCDdMIo3dLmsonlAKmgGu0HkzkcSB3Wb7twA5VI

José Andrés Is Opening an Emergency Kitchen in DC to Feed Federal Employees and Their Families
World Central Kitchen will provide meals during the shutdown, similar to areas hit by natural disasters.
Written by Anna Spiegel | Published on January 14, 2019


Celebrity chef turned humanitarian José Andrés has issued a new call to action during the government shutdown and will open a World Central Kitchen feeding site on Pennsylvania Avenue to provide food to furloughed government workers and their families. The operation is in the spirit of service stations set up in areas hit by natural disasters, including Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and in Houston to help flood victims. In both instances, Andrés and his team fed thousands.

“World Central Kitchen is always there to respond to any disaster to make sure Americans and people around the world will not go one day without food. Today, we face another type of disaster emergency in the United States,” says Andrés in a video he posted to Twitter from Puerto Rico.

Andrés has already been offering free sandwiches to furloughed workers from his DC restaurants during the shutdown. This next, much bigger operation will open near the US Navy Memorial Plaza (701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW) on Wednesday, January 16, and will provide daily, ready-to-eat meals to federal families as well as food to take home from 11 AM to 6 PM. Andrés currently runs a test kitchen and private event space called ThinkFoodLab at the location. In other cities hit by disasters, WCK has made a point of providing hot, nutritious meals—as opposed to government-issued boxes with snack crackers and juice—such as massive pans of paella and stews.

“I hope it will be a call to action to our senators and congressmen, and especially President Trump, to make sure we end this moment in the history of America where families are about to go hungry,” says Andrés in the Twitter video. “We should always come together as we the people, as Americans, Republicans and Democrats, all Americans. World Central Kitchen will be there for all Americans.”

Link to tweet

[spooky3]

1. He's a generous man. Maybe the Clemson team

Should stop by his place rather than go to the White House.

[Control-Z]

9. Damn, that is exactly what I was thinking.

After seeing those burgers in cardboard boxes piled up and getting colder as the maggot spoke I wondered if anyone would eat that food. I wouldn't.

[grumpyduck]

2. Lends meaning to "We the People."

Good for him.

[dhill926]

3. K & R....

good guy...really good guy. he's also helped out a lot of fire victims and fighters, here in California...

[IcyPeas]

4. I remember he started doing this after the Haiti earthquake...

he brought solar ovens because there was no electricity.

He does good work. he feeds people in need.

[3catwoman3]

5. Noble and generous act on his part.

Pathetic that he needs to do this.

[cwydro]

6. Numerous restaurants in my hometown offering free meals to federal mployees

and their families.

My friends and I plan to go eat at a few of these to thank them for their generosity toward the employees suffering through this travesty.

[lpbk2713]

7. As he did in Puerto Rico.

Good man. And he doesn't do it for the recognition.

[akraven]

8. There are heroes everywhere.

Many pet stores are also offering free feed.