FILE IMAGE - Celebrated Chef Jose Andres talks to journalists about why he was converting Zaytinya into a grab-and-go meal restaurant in response to the novel coronavirus March 17, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) As thousands of refugees from Ukraine continue to flee Russia’s military assault on the country, many sought opportunities to help those caught in the chaos — including famed Chef José Andrés and his nonprofit World Central Kitchen."It is below freezing tonight & I am meeting so many refugees, families who are escaping & don’t know what’s next…We will do our best not to let them down," Andrés wrote in a tweet on Sunday.
The celebrity chef with two James Beard awards, nearly three dozen restaurants and four Michelin stars, founded World Central Kitchen in 2010 and has served millions of meals on the front line of emergencies.
Andres and his team were seen serving fresh meals over the week in multiple areas of the country, including people on the border of Ukraine and Poland. "People of the World…Like you, I am distraught watching Ukraine under attack.
We must come together as a force for good," Andrés wrote in a Feb. 25 Twitter post. Andrés and his World Central Kitchen began its mission during the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.