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World Central Kitchen (WCK), the nonprofit founded by chef, humanitarian and Bethesda resident José Andrés, has served 160,000 meals in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida, according to a post from WCK on Monday. WCK feeds people in areas suffering from natural or man-made crises. The organization has been providing meals to those affected by the hurricane […]

Después de aterrizar en la tierra luego de un vuelo de pasajeros al espacio que hizo historia el martes, el fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, otorgó al reconocido Chef José Andrés un premio de $100 millones de dólares. José Andrés, un chef humanitario que fundó World Central Kitchen, nunca duda en ir hacia una zona […]

After landing on earth following a history-making passenger flight to space Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos awarded José Andrés of Bethesda with a $100 million Courage and Civility Award. Andrés, a humanitarian chef who founded World Central Kitchen, never shies away from going toward a disaster zone with his team of relief chefs, always ready […]

Chef, humanitarian and Bethesda resident José Andrés opened Spanish Diner last week in Bethesda Row. Andrés wants to serve homestyle, comfort food not normally found in a Spanish restaurant. Spanish Diner is in the same location where Andrés’ restaurant, ‘Jaleo’, used to operate. MyMCM visited the restaurant and spoke with Head Chef Daniel Lugo about […]

El chef José Andrés quiere que las personas se vacunen contra el COVID-19 y está ofreciendo tarjetas de regalo de $50 en sus restaurantes del área de Washington, D.C. a quienes lo hagan. El famoso chef y residente de Bethesda dijo que desde el 8 de mayo y hasta que el 70% de la población […]

Chef José Andrés wants people to get COVID-19 vaccinated and he’s offering $50 gift cards to his Washington, D.C.-area restaurants to those who do. The celebrity chef and Bethesda resident said that beginning May 8 until 70% of the U.S. is vaccinated, anyone who is newly vaccinated may come to his D.C.-area ThinkFoodGroup restaurants and […]

Chef José Andrés tweeted Thursday that he received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I feel lucky to receive the first vaccine shot, lucky to be healthy after a year traveling with @WCKitchen…but many essential workers have not been so lucky. People, get the vaccine when it’s your turn…we must fight for access for […]

Celebrity chef, humanitarian and Bethesda resident José Andrés announced on Twitter that he’ll be appearing on Michelle Obama’s upcoming children’s cooking show on Netflix. “People of America! My friend @MichelleObama is launching a show about the magic of exploring new foods…and I’m excited to be coming along! You’re going to love my new best friends, […]

Celebrity chef and Bethesda resident, José Andrés, announced Chefs For The Polls, an effort to feed people at polling locations across the country on Election Day. World Central Kitchen and its partners launched Chefs For Polls with plans to mobilize restaurants and food trucks to provide hot meals for voters on Election Day, Nov. 3, […]

Montgomery County Public Schools hosted a star-studded virtual ceremony Sunday night for over 12,000 graduating seniors across the county. The virtual graduation comes amid a period of academic uncertainty, as seniors lost their final months of high school to the coronavirus pandemic. Graduates also face an unpredictable fall, as colleges throughout the country decide whether […]