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A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian Jose Andres Jose Andres is a chef, entrepreneur, author, TV host, and tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than 30 restaurants, Jose is perhaps best known as the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and manmade disasters. His lifetime of experience -- from the kitchen to war zones -- has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching and insightful, animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better. Written in Jose''s unmistakable voice, Change the Recipe is a collection of Jose''s most affecting and powerful life lessons: a wealth of hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life to changing the world through the power of food.
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José Andrés is the New York Times bestselling author of Zaytinya, Change the Recipe, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook, We Fed an Island, and Vegetables Unleashed. An Emmy award–winning TV host and producer, he was honored as Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, was twice named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025.
Richard Wolffe is a New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV producer. He has worked closely with José Andrés for two decades: from op-eds and speeches to books, podcasts, and TV shows. He was executive producer of the National Geographic movie We Feed People and the Discovery series José Andrés and Family in Spain. Change the Recipe is the fourth book they have written together. Wolffe was an MSNBC political analyst for a decade, and previously worked as a White House correspondent at Newsweek and the Financial Times. He wrote three books about President Barack Obama, and writes a regular column for The Guardian focusing on US politics.
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés
José Andrés is a chef, an entrepreneur, an author, a television host, and a tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than forty restaurants, José is also the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. His lifetime of experience—from kitchens to conflict zones—has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching, and insightful, all animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better.
Written in José’s unmistakable voice, Change the Recipe is a collection of his most affecting and powerful life lessons: hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life to changing the world through the power of food.
