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José Andrés
Chef

José Andrés

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Combining acclaimed restaurants with large-scale emergency food relief.

Jaleo · minibar

Born
13 July 1969
Birthplace
Mieres, Spain

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José Andrés

José Andrés is a Spanish-American chef and restaurateur who founded World Central Kitchen. He has worked to make food provision part of the immediate response to disasters and war.

Early life

Spanish childhood

Moved from Asturias to Catalonia with his family.

Kitchen training

Studied cooking in Barcelona and worked at elBulli.

Career

  1. 1991–1993

    Move to America

    Worked in New York before leading Jaleo’s kitchen in Washington.

  2. 2000s

    Restaurant expansion

    Developed restaurants including minibar and co-founded ThinkFoodGroup.

  3. 2010 onward

    Emergency food work

    Founded World Central Kitchen and expanded its international operations.

Selected work

Jaleo

Helped popularise Spanish tapas in Washington.

minibar

Opened an experimental tasting-counter restaurant.

World Central Kitchen

Founded the food-relief organisation after the Haiti earthquake.

Beyond work

Teaching

Has taught courses linking food, science and society.

Global Food Institute

Founded the institute at George Washington University in 2023.

Sources & photo creditLife, career and references ↗Institutional source ↗

Photo: David Shankbone. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.