As wildfires burn in Northern California, World Central Kitchen is there, providing emergency food relief. Likewise in Spain, it has responded to devastating wildfires that flared in July. You'll find WCK in Ukraine, feeding countless souls affected by Russia's brutal invasion.
Whether it's in response to natural…
UPDATED with streaming-broadcast news from original 6/15/2022 story: National Geographic Documentary Films today announced its Emmy-contending documentary We Feed People will stream on Hulu beginning Thursday, in addition to Disney+, where it has been streaming since late May. The Ron Howard-directed film about chef…
Russian missiles raining down on central Kharkiv, Ukraine yesterday killed two people and injured 18. Among the latter group were workers at celebrity chef José Andrés' World Central Kitchen, a charitable effort which has fanned out across the country to feed those effected by the war there.
WCK CEO Nate Mook…
After spending 90 minutes watching major league celebrity chef Jose Andres hustling to deliver food to desperate people in far-flung corners of the globe, it's almost shocking to see him being tripped up simply because his little plane has run out of gas. By this time, you believe that this guy could just keep running…
Jeff Bezos followed up his 11-minute flight to the edge of space Tuesday with an extended press appearance in which he announced the gift of $100 million each to CNN political contributor Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
“They can give all to their own charity or they can share their wealth. It’s all up to them,” Bezos…
The filmmaking duo of director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer along with Imagine Documentaries are teaming with National Geographic Documentary Films for a feature docu spotlighting renowned chef José Andrés and his humanitarian efforts through his non-profit World Central Kitchen.
The project follows Howard…
UPDATED with Bezos donation: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has committed to donate $100 million and Oprah Winfrey $1 million to support those facing food insecurity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bezos’ donation to Feeding America is the largest single gift in the charity’s history.
“Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in…