José Andrés's Charity Is Cooking Meals for Hurricane Florence Evacuees

Eileen Reslen
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Photo credit: Gustavo Caballero - Getty Images
Photo credit: Gustavo Caballero - Getty Images

From Delish

Celebrity chef José Andrés is doing his part to help those affected by Hurricane Florence by doing what he does best: feeding those in need.

Andrés shared on Twitter Friday that members of his organization, World Central Kitchen, are currently in Wilmington, North Carolina serving food to evacuees, first responders, and people in homeless shelters. Andrés is expected to join them within the next few days since he was on a book tour when the storm hit, NBC affiliate WECT reports.

"Lots of damage and downed power lines in Wilmington... But food needs to reach the evacuee shelters!" the chef wrote online. "Proud of our [World Central Kitchen] team working non-stop through [Hurricane Florence] to serve people in need!!"

Meals included Salisbury steak with mushrooms, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, fresh squash salad, beef tips, penne pasta, and salad.

World Central Kitchen, Andrés's nonprofit organization, provides meals to those affected by natural disasters. His team is seeking donations for ingredients so they can serve even more meals to those impacted by Florence.

Andrés is best-known for being a world renowned chef and restauranteur, but he cemented himself as a humanitarian after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, which he documents in his book, We Fed an Island.

Thank you for having me @thedailyshow @trevornoah.. tune in tonight!! #WeFedAnIsland the true story of rebuilding #PuertoRico one meal at a time... #ChefsForPuertoRico @wckitchen @richardwolffedc

A post shared by Jose Andres (@chefjoseandres) on Sep 13, 2018 at 4:52pm PDT

When the natural disaster struck the island in 2017, the Spanish-American chef served more than three million meals in the span of three months with the help of 20,000 volunteers, according to CNBC. He was also part of relief efforts in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which prompted him to start World Central Kitchen.

On Friday, Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina and forced 26,000 people into more than 200 emergency shelters, CNN reported. At least 1.7 million people in the Carolinas and Virginia have been asked to evacuate, according to the The New York Times.

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