World Kitchen: Chef José Andrés Brings Hope to Gaza Amidst Crisis
Seven workers from the nonprofit group World Central Kitchen, among the largest providers of desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza
The group's aid convoy was hit Monday as it was leaving the Deir al-Balah warehouse, despite coordinating movements
The workers had been traveling in two armored cars bearing the World Central Kitchen logo, according to a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an investigation was underway into "a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people.
Andrés is a celebrity Spanish-American chef who immigrated to the U.S. in 1991 and founded several restaurants with his partners
Some of his restaurants include Minibar, which earned him two Michelin stars, and The Bazaar.
He was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2015
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse wrote in 2018 that Andrés was a “brilliant restaurateur who has shaped America’s culinary history
hosted 13 senators in his restaurant Oyamel where he held a bipartisan discussion on immigration
the Ukrainian conflict and other issues, according to the Washington Post.