José Andrés
☼ Born on 13 December 1969, in Mieres, Spain
Biography
Named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" and "Outstanding Chef" by the James Beard Foundation, José Andrés is an internationally-recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, television personality, humanitarian and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup. A pioneer of Spanish tapas in the United States, he is known for his avant-garde cuisine and his award-winning group of 27 restaurants throughout the country and beyond. His innovative minibar by José Andrés earned two Michelin stars in 2016 and with that, José is the only chef globally that has both a two-star Michelin restaurant and four Bib Gourmands. Andrés' work has earned numerous awards including the 2015 National Humanities Medal, one of 12 distinguished recipients of the award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
AWARDS: 2016 - Michelin Guide Washington, DC, 2 Stars for minibar by José Andrés 2015 - National Humanities Medal 2015 - Tourism Merit Medal for Internationalization from the Government of Spain 2014 - The McCall-Pierpaoli Award from Refugees International; Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from George Washington University 2013 - Hispanic Heritage Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (the first ever awarded to a chef) 2012 - TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People" 2011 - Outstanding Chef from The James Beard Foundation 2010 - Order of the Arts and Letters Award from Spain's Ministry of Culture (honoring his efforts to promote Spanish culture abroad) 2009 - Man of the Ye
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ar from GQ Magazine 2007 - Who's Who in American Food & Wine from The James Beard Foundation 2003 - Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic from The James Beard Foundation
In the role of actor
We Feed People – Hot Docs 2022 (11/05/2022)
Ron Howard directs a look into José Andrés‘ World Central Kitchen organization in We Feed People. First becoming known as a celebrity chef, Spanish chef José Andrés put his culinary skills to humanitarian use by founding his organization World Central Kitchen. The organization’s goal is to provide disaster relief by making meals for at least […]
Constructing Albert (03/05/2018)
Chef Albert Adrià hopes to step out from his more famous brother’s shadow in Constructing Albert. With his restaurant elBulli, Ferran Adrià redefined the world of gastronomy and can be considered one of the greatest chefs in the world. Ferran’s younger brother Albert began as a teenager working in the kitchen of elBulli and follow the closure of the restaurant in […]