The renowned chef José Andrés stars in the new chapter of the podcast Stay to eat. Andrés, who through the foundation he leads, Word Central Kitchen, is cooperating to bring food to the victims of the war in Ukraine and trying to help in the Gaza Strip and Israel, tells how his childhood and way of being from his parents marked his altruistic vocation; He talks about his efforts to show the world the gastronomy and the great products of the different pantries of Spain, or about how he lives with the anxiety caused by the suffering of the victims of natural and man-made disasters or the pain of death itself. of various collaborators who belonged to his foundation.
Andrés gives his opinion on the differences between suffering the effects of a hurricane or an earthquake, caused by nature itself, or those of wars, where “it is the hatred of humans for other humans” and says that he has encountered victims who asked him , “How can they do this to us, if they are our brothers?”
During the conversation, Andrés warns of the danger of short-termism both to satisfy the desire to enjoy “here and now”, and when we allow ourselves to be carried away by hot revenge, which “was never the smart way out, because important solutions require time.” Andrés also speaks out about discrimination against immigrants: “We can build whatever walls we want to be safer. But what happens behind will sooner or later end up affecting us.”
Furthermore, he warns, we will witness a very significant increase in migratory movements not only due to conflicts but also due to climate change and the areas of the planet where we can live will become more and more minimized. The Asturian chef, who has been living in the United States for decades, talks about how he imagines his future and the reasons that lead him to continue working in the field of cooperation.
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