We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time

FOREWORD BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND LUIS A. MIRANDA, JR.

The true story of how a gaggle of cooks fed a whole lot of hundreds of hungry People after Hurricane Maria and touched the hearts of many extra

Chef José Andrés arrived in Puerto Rico 4 days after Hurricane Maria ripped by way of the island. The financial system was destroyed and for most individuals there was no clear water, no meals, no energy, no gasoline, and no technique to talk with the surface world.

Andrés addressed the humanitarian disaster the one approach he knew how: by feeding folks, one scorching meal at a time. From serving sancocho along with his pal José Enrique at Enrique’s ravaged restaurant in San Juan to ultimately cooking 100,000 meals a day at greater than a dozen kitchens throughout the island, Andrés and his group fed a whole lot of hundreds of individuals, together with with huge paellas made to serve hundreds of individuals alone.. On the similar time, additionally they confronted a disaster with deep roots, in addition to the damaged and wasteful system that helps maintain among the largest charities and NGOs in enterprise.

Primarily based on Andrés’s insider’s take in addition to on conferences, messages, and conversations he had whereas in Puerto Rico, We Fed an Island movingly describes how a community of group kitchens activated actual change and tells a unprecedented story of hope within the face of disasters each pure and man-made, providing strategies for how you can deal with a disaster like this sooner or later. 

Past that, a portion of the proceeds from the ebook shall be donated to the Chef Aid Community of World Central Kitchen for efforts in Puerto Rico and past.