During the ongoing humanitarian disasters around the world, celebrated Spanish chef José Andrés has been on the ground to feed countless people through his World Central Kitchen.
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The chef has also spoken candidly about how the food system contributes to the climate crisis. Back in 2018, the chef called out the need for diverse solutions, like the Impossible Burger, to feed a growing world population and professed his love for vegetables during an interview at SXSW. “If we’re going to be feeding nine billion [people], we need to be open in many ways,” Andrés said.
“A vegetable … you put it in [your mouth], it’s elegant from the beginning almost to the end,” Andrés added. “Why are we eating meat still?”
In 2021, Andrés joined the Board of Directors at Good Meat before the company secured historic approval from the FDA and USDA to serve its…