Welcome to Litsy!

I loved this book. Chef Jose Andres founded World Central Kitchen, a pretty amazing thing. He briefly talks about how his work in the culinary world began, shares a few simple recipes, and gives good life advice. Each chapter has stories of food, and towards the end he speaks about his experiences serving food in current times of war. Our world is full of many problems, but food is one thing that brings all of humanity together. The chef ⬇️

It‘s never too early or too late to change the recipe and fix our broken world.

Hot meals are magical. In a disaster or war, they feed your stomach and your soul. Cooking food transforms the ingredients and the way we feel when we eat them. A hot meal tells you that somebody cares.

We need to stop the bullshit and be much, much smarter. Because the recipes of the past have not been good enough. New recipes must be written. New ingredients must be brought to the table. New ways of thinking must be embraced. If we don‘t dramatically change what we do, and how we do it, we are wasting our time. Poverty and hunger will worsen in a world with a climate is in crisis. We need to learn from the great successes and the great⬇️

Cooks perform magic by taking raw ingredients, preparing them in the way they want, lighting a fire, and conjuring up a meal that is flavorful, warm, and nourishing. You put everything in a pot, some water and ingredients, and after love and time and heat and warmth, you end up with a dish. Cooking in a terra-cotta pot is the closest thing in a kitchen to becoming a mother. All the ingredients grew together in a pot that bears life.