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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFeeding 8,000 ppl a day; Chef Jos Andrs, has become the face of US disaster relief
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Andrés and company landed in Puerto Rico on Monday and wasted little time. He posted a photo of himself ladling out sancocho a Puerto Rican beef stew to locals. He also started soliciting donations and volunteers to help with the massive task of feeding a population that has survived two hurricanes: Irma early in September, followed by Maria later in the month. The Category 4 Maria was the strongest storm to directly hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years, wiping out power to the entire island.
Since arriving, Andrés has teamed up with chef José Enrique, a native son whose eponymous restaurant in the Santurce district of San Juan has served as one of two bases for meal preparations. The other is Mesa 364, a private-events restaurant launched by chef Enrique L. Piñeiro. Volunteers from the island and the U.S. mainland, working under the hashtag #chefsforPuertoRico, have prepared stews, sandwiches, paella and pastelon (a Puerto Rican lasagna with fried sweet plantains for "noodles" for those in hospitals, senior homes and San Juan neighborhoods. They've used food trucks to help distribute meals.
According to Andrés's PR team back in Washington, the crews in Puerto Rico are now feeding 5,000 people a day, and since Monday, they have served more than 15,000 meals. (In late August, Andrés was in Houston with World Central Kitchen, where they served 20,000 meals for victims of Hurricane Harvey.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/food/wp/2017/09/29/jose-andres-a-naturalized-u-s-citizen-has-become-the-face-of-american-disaster-relief/
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Feeding 8,000 ppl a day; Chef Jos Andrs, has become the face of US disaster relief (Original Post)
HipChick
Sep 2017
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fierywoman
(7,683 posts)1. Is there a way we can make a donation? (WaPo won't let me on)
HipChick
(25,485 posts)2. I made a donation here at the link..
fierywoman
(7,683 posts)3. THANK YOU !!!
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)4. He is on point.
I think some could learn from his ability to organize and get shit done.
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)5. Update from yesterday:
demmiblue
(36,853 posts)7. I just noticed that he is really taking it to Trump on Twitter:
HipChick
(25,485 posts)8. Best way to deal with dumbarse and his alternative reality..
spanone
(135,836 posts)9. what? he wasn't playing golf today? thank you Mr. Andres