José Andrés
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It's in place. Somebody, some organization, some catering is on paper getting paid to do it. But that's a business. In an emergency, you have to adapt because they're not going to let you go to the firefighters sometimes because it's one guy on the road that is trying to protect you from... But we have to go to them because those firefighters probably...
They're going to be fighting for 48 hours, nonstop, no break. You can see their eyes, how tired they are, and still they keep going. And if they have a break, you have to be near them to make sure that in that moment they're able to be fed, food they need, food they want. And that's what World Central Kitchen does.
They're going to be fighting for 48 hours, nonstop, no break. You can see their eyes, how tired they are, and still they keep going. And if they have a break, you have to be near them to make sure that in that moment they're able to be fed, food they need, food they want. And that's what World Central Kitchen does.
They're going to be fighting for 48 hours, nonstop, no break. You can see their eyes, how tired they are, and still they keep going. And if they have a break, you have to be near them to make sure that in that moment they're able to be fed, food they need, food they want. And that's what World Central Kitchen does.
But at the same time, the people escaping the fires, and the people arriving to the shelters, that sometimes in the middle of the night you get 3,000 people arriving to a shelter because Altadena was destroyed. And you have to be there with them. So we got a lot of restaurants, but we got a lot of food trucks too.
But at the same time, the people escaping the fires, and the people arriving to the shelters, that sometimes in the middle of the night you get 3,000 people arriving to a shelter because Altadena was destroyed. And you have to be there with them. So we got a lot of restaurants, but we got a lot of food trucks too.
But at the same time, the people escaping the fires, and the people arriving to the shelters, that sometimes in the middle of the night you get 3,000 people arriving to a shelter because Altadena was destroyed. And you have to be there with them. So we got a lot of restaurants, but we got a lot of food trucks too.
And the food trucks was great because the same way an ambulance is there on a call to bring somebody very quickly after a heart attack and the hospital has an option to save their lives, we use food trucks like an ambulance. Or we use food trucks like a fire truck. We have them there. We have them parked. We have many already feeding firefighters and shelters and people in their neighborhoods.
And the food trucks was great because the same way an ambulance is there on a call to bring somebody very quickly after a heart attack and the hospital has an option to save their lives, we use food trucks like an ambulance. Or we use food trucks like a fire truck. We have them there. We have them parked. We have many already feeding firefighters and shelters and people in their neighborhoods.
And the food trucks was great because the same way an ambulance is there on a call to bring somebody very quickly after a heart attack and the hospital has an option to save their lives, we use food trucks like an ambulance. Or we use food trucks like a fire truck. We have them there. We have them parked. We have many already feeding firefighters and shelters and people in their neighborhoods.
But we have 10 or 20 trucks on wait. Why? Because every truck is full of 1,000 or 2,000 meals. That means at any moment, today, tomorrow, at 3 a.m. in the morning, If something happens, we can activate those food trucks within a minute. In less than one hour, they can be feeding anybody, anywhere. So World Central Kitchen is not really an organization. It's a very simple idea.
But we have 10 or 20 trucks on wait. Why? Because every truck is full of 1,000 or 2,000 meals. That means at any moment, today, tomorrow, at 3 a.m. in the morning, If something happens, we can activate those food trucks within a minute. In less than one hour, they can be feeding anybody, anywhere. So World Central Kitchen is not really an organization. It's a very simple idea.
But we have 10 or 20 trucks on wait. Why? Because every truck is full of 1,000 or 2,000 meals. That means at any moment, today, tomorrow, at 3 a.m. in the morning, If something happens, we can activate those food trucks within a minute. In less than one hour, they can be feeding anybody, anywhere. So World Central Kitchen is not really an organization. It's a very simple idea.
An idea of everybody is welcome. We have the standards. We have the systems. We don't plan. We adapt. We don't sit down in a big room where everybody is used to Emailing? You cannot email a plate of food. You have to be with boots on the ground. That's the only emergency. Emergency is when you are next to the people that require your aid. People in those moments need us next to them.
An idea of everybody is welcome. We have the standards. We have the systems. We don't plan. We adapt. We don't sit down in a big room where everybody is used to Emailing? You cannot email a plate of food. You have to be with boots on the ground. That's the only emergency. Emergency is when you are next to the people that require your aid. People in those moments need us next to them.
An idea of everybody is welcome. We have the standards. We have the systems. We don't plan. We adapt. We don't sit down in a big room where everybody is used to Emailing? You cannot email a plate of food. You have to be with boots on the ground. That's the only emergency. Emergency is when you are next to the people that require your aid. People in those moments need us next to them.
And that's what World Central Kitchen does. That's why we are in Ukraine. That's why we are in Gaza. We are in Israel as we speak, feeding people because there's big fires around Jerusalem. We are in Lebanon. We are in Myanmar. We are in Thailand after the big earthquake. Ball Central Kitchen is used as a group, obviously chefs, but there's so much more than that. Sometimes we use restaurants.
And that's what World Central Kitchen does. That's why we are in Ukraine. That's why we are in Gaza. We are in Israel as we speak, feeding people because there's big fires around Jerusalem. We are in Lebanon. We are in Myanmar. We are in Thailand after the big earthquake. Ball Central Kitchen is used as a group, obviously chefs, but there's so much more than that. Sometimes we use restaurants.
And that's what World Central Kitchen does. That's why we are in Ukraine. That's why we are in Gaza. We are in Israel as we speak, feeding people because there's big fires around Jerusalem. We are in Lebanon. We are in Myanmar. We are in Thailand after the big earthquake. Ball Central Kitchen is used as a group, obviously chefs, but there's so much more than that. Sometimes we use restaurants.
Sometimes we use catering. Sometimes we use food trucks. Sometimes we open our own kitchens. Sometimes our own food trucks. Sometimes our own bakeries like the one we have in Gaza that unfortunately stopped working yesterday because we ran out of flour. The situation in Gaza is really very bad. There's almost no food left. And people are going to go hungry. And it's a very simple solution.