José Andrés

José Ramón Andrés Puerta was born in Mieres, Asturias, Spain,{{Cite news|url=https://www.elespanol.com/corazon/famosos/20161028/166483695_0.html|title=José Andrés: "No creo que abra un restaurante en España. Allí voy a disfrutar"|last=Gallego Espina|first=Jose|date=30 October 2016|work=El Español|access-date=23 November 2018|language=es}} on 13 July 1969.{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Principe Harry: chi è José Andrés, lo chef del discorso all'Onu che sogna di sfamare il mondo. Licenziato da Adrià, nemico di Trump, candidato al Nobel |url=https://www.vogue.it/news/article/jose-andres-chef-discorso-onu-principe-harry |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Vogue Italia |language=it}} Andrés' family moved to Catalonia when he was 6.[https://www.foodandwine.com/travel/europe/jose-andres-barcelona-spain-guide "José Andrés' Guide to Barcelona"], José Andrés, Food & Wine, 17 August 2017. [Accessed 4 Nov. 2021]. He enrolled in culinary school in Barcelona at the age of 15, and when he needed to fulfill his Spanish military service at the age of 18, he was assigned to cook for an admiral.{{cite journal|last1=Ruhlman|first1=Michael|date=Fall 2016|title=José Andrés|url=https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2016/fall/feature/jos%C3%A9-andr%C3%A9s|journal=Humanities|publisher=National Endowment for the Humanities|volume=37|issue=4}} He met Spanish chef Ferran Adrià in Barcelona, and he worked three years at Adrià's restaurant El Bulli in Roses, Catalonia, from 1988 to 1990.{{Cite web|url=https://explorelasvegas.com/restaurants/chef-jose-andres/|title=All about Chef José Andrés|website=explorelasvegas.com|access-date=23 November 2018|quote=He started his culinary career when he interned at the world-famous El Bulli Restaurant in Catalonia, Spain with friend, mentor, and equally-famous Ferran Adrià. He worked in El Bulli for three years from 1988 to 1990.}} In December 1990, he was fired by Adrià and he decided to move to the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/jose-andres-getting-fired-el-bulli-68265|title=José Andrés on Getting Fired from El Bulli|last1=Andrés|first1=José|date=12 October 2011|work=Newsweek}}

At the age of 21, Andrés arrived in New York City to cook in Midtown Manhattan at an outpost of a popular Spanish restaurant, Eldorado Petit. During his time in New York, he also staged servings at The Quilted Giraffe. In 1993, Andrés was hired to lead the kitchen at Jaleo, a new tapas restaurant in Washington, D.C. In subsequent years, he helped the owners of Jaleo to open more restaurants: Café Atlántico, Zaytinya and Oyamel, along with two more Jaleo outposts.{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Jane |title=Ready, Set, Jose! |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/01/AR2008010100602.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2 January 2008}} In 2003, Andrés started a minibar{{snd}}a restaurant space within a larger restaurant{{snd}}at a six-seat counter within Cafe Atlantico. This Minibar eventually became a stand-alone restaurant that has a twelve-seat counter. Seats are released on a monthly basis; according to the Washington Post they typically are reserved within 24 hours.{{Cite news |last=Sietsema |first=Tom |date=2022-02-25 |title=Review {{!}} With a Japanese bent, Minibar by José Andrés still dazzles diners |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/25/minibar-by-jose-andres-restaurant-review/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}

As he opened more restaurants in the U.S., Andrés became more well known in his native country Spain, starring in his own cooking show, Vamos a Cocinar, which debuted in 2005. He also published his first book, Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America, in 2005. In 2006, he partnered with Robert Wilder to form ThinkFoodGroup, making Andrés a co-owner in his restaurants. Together, they opened more restaurants in Miami, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Puerto Rico.File:Chef Jose Andres with White Liaison Staff 01.jpg

Beginning in the fall of 2010, Andrés taught a culinary physics course at Harvard University with Ferran Adrià.{{cite news |last=Black |first=Jane |title=Foam 101? Chefs Andrés, Adrià will teach at Harvard. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032300718.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=24 March 2010}} In May 2012, Andrés was named dean of Spanish Studies at The International Culinary Center, where he and Colman Andrews developed a curriculum in traditional and modern Spanish cuisine, which debuted in February 2013.{{cite news |author=Forbes, Paula |title=José Andrés Now the Dean of Spanish Studies at ICC. |url=http://eater.com/archives/2012/05/02/dean-jose-andres-to-consult-on-new-icc-spanish-studies.php |publisher=Eater.com |date=2 May 2012}} On 29 October 2012, he announced he was heading back to the classroom, and would teach his first course on how food shapes civilization at George Washington University.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/10/29/us/politics/ap-us-food-jose-andres-gw-university.html?ref=news&_r=0|title=Chef Jose Andres to Teach Class on Power of Fo |date=20 October 2012 |work=The New York Times}} (dead link 18 September 2018) He did so until 2023, when he started the Global Food Institute at George Washington University.

Andrés planned to open a restaurant in the Trump International Hotel (also known as Old Post Office) in Washington, D.C., in 2016. After Donald Trump made disparaging comments about illegal Mexican immigrants in June 2015, Andrés withdrew from the contract with the Trump Organization, which then sued him.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2016/04/29/donald-trump-jose-andres-and-the-death-of-a-grand-washington-restaurant/ |title=Donald Trump, José Andrés and the death of a grand Washington restaurant |last=O'Connell |first=Jonathan |date=29 April 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=13 January 2018 |issn=0190-8286}} Andrés counter-sued, and the parties reached a settlement in April 2017.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2017/04/07/trump-organization-settles-restaurant-suit-with-chef-jose-andres/ |title=Trump Organization settles restaurant suit with chef José Andrés |last=O'Connell |first=Jonathan |date=7 April 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=13 January 2018 |issn=0190-8286}}

The Trump International Hotel, Washington, D.C., closed on 11 May 2022.{{Cite news |last=Lipton |first=Eric |date=May 11, 2022 |title='Trump Completes Sale of Washington Hotel to Investor Group' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/us/politics/trump-hotel-sale-washington.html |work=The New York Times}} It was sold to CGI Merchant Group, and later reopened as the Waldorf Astoria Washington, D.C., on 1 June 2022.{{Cite web |title=Trump International Hotel Washington D.C. to Be Renamed and Branded As a Waldorf Astoria Hotel |url=https://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article120791.html |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=www.hotelnewsresource.com}} On 13 June 2022, Andrés announced that he would return to the location to open the restaurant that he had planned in the original 2015 deal.{{Cite news |last=Heil |first=Emily |date=June 13, 2022 |title=A José Andrés restaurant is coming to the former Trump hotel after all |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/05/11/jose-andres-restaurant-trump-hotel/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613131043/https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/05/11/jose-andres-restaurant-trump-hotel/ |archive-date=June 13, 2022 |access-date=February 6, 2024}} The Bazaar by José Andrés opened on 8 February 2023.{{Cite web |last=Plumb |first=Tierney |date=2023-02-08 |title=The Bazaar by José Andrés Debuts Downtown With a Parade of Avant-Garde Delights |url=https://dc.eater.com/2023/2/8/23590790/bazaar-by-jose-andres-with-downtown-waldorf-astoria-dc-retaurant-openings |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=Eater DC}} Andrés remains an outspoken critic of Trump.{{Cite news |last=Hatic |first=Dana |date=27 December 2017 |title=Every Time José Andrés Took Aim at Trump in 2017 |url=https://www.eater.com/2017/12/27/16721290/jose-andres-trump-twitter |access-date=13 January 2018 |work=Eater}}{{Cite news |last=Judkis |first=Maura |date=8 January 2018 |title=José Andrés offers to buy lunch for winners of Trump's 'Fake News Awards' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/01/08/jose-andres-offers-to-buy-lunch-for-winners-of-trumps-fake-news-awards/ |access-date=13 January 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |issn=0190-8286}}

{{Main|World Central Kitchen}}

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) raised almost $30 million in 2019, then $250 million in 2020. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Andrés provided locally cooked dishes specific to the region essential to comforting people touched by disasters.{{Cite news|url=https://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/f/news-community/world-central-kitchen-serves-55k-meals|title=World Central Kitchen serves up 55K meals|work=Malibu Surfside News|publisher=22nd Century Media LLC|access-date=23 November 2018|archive-date=23 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123154444/https://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/f/news-community/world-central-kitchen-serves-55k-meals|url-status=dead}} Since it was founded, the NGO has organized meals in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and in Poland on the border of Ukraine.{{cite news |title=Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen help feed refugees in Ukraine: 'We must come together |url=https://abc7.com/chef-jos-andrs-world-central-kitchen-ukraine-russia-attacks/11605829/ |access-date=28 February 2022}} It has provided aid and meals in the United States and Puerto Rico and has helped during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Andrés runs WCK's operations with the help of ~200 devoted colleagues{{Cite web |title=LinkedIn - About World Central Kitchen |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-central-kitchen/about/}} including CEO Erin Gore and Director of Emergency response Sam Bloch.{{Cite web |title=World Central Kitchen {{!}} Team |url=https://wck.org/team |access-date=2024-11-21 |website=World Central Kitchen |language=en-us}}

In 2021, Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post and Amazon, handed Andrés $100 million through his Courage and Civility Award. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Andrés announced that he was going to donate a part of the $100 millionAt their annual international convention in Boston, MA, USA the Lions Club International awarded Jose Andres the Humanitarian Medal & a $250,000 grant for his work with the Global Central Kitchen. {{cite web |author=Brett Molina |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/07/21/jeff-bezos-gives-van-jones-jose-andres-100-m-each-after-space-flight/8038955002/ |title=After returning from space flight, Jeff Bezos donates $100M each to chef José Andrés and Van Jones |work=USA Today |date=2021-07-21 |access-date= 2022-03-08}} to the organization to address the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.{{cite web |author=Kate Krader |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-02/world-central-kitchen-and-jose-andres-cook-up-compassion-in-ukraine-war |title=World Central Kitchen Cooks Up Compassion in War-Torn Ukraine |publisher=Bloomberg |date=2022-03-02 |access-date=2022-03-08}}

In 2022, WCK took in $519 million in grants and donations.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/02/dining/jose-andres-central-kitchen-disaster-aid.html|title=How José Andrés and His Corps of Cooks Became Leaders in Disaster Aid |date=2 April 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

On 1 April 2024, seven WCK employees in Gaza were killed by multiple Israeli drone strikes in the city of Deir al-Balah.{{Cite news |last=Kalin |first=Stephen |date=1 April 2024 |title=Celebrity Chef José Andrés Says Aid Workers Killed in Gaza |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/-jose-andres-chef-gaza-israel-war-ea9512f8 |access-date=2 April 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}{{Cite web |date=2 April 2024 |title=What is World Central Kitchen, the NGO whose workers were killed in Gaza? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/what-is-world-central-kitchen-ngo-whose-workers-were-killed-gaza-2024-04-02/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Reuters}}{{Cite web |last=Joffre |first=Tzvi |date=2 April 2024 |title='Unforgivable': IDF opens probe after seven aid workers killed in central Gaza |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-794861 |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post}} Andrés rejected Israeli and U.S. assertions that the strike was not deliberate, stating the seven employees were "targeted deliberately" and killed "systematically, car by car". The Gaza war, he said, is "not a war against terrorism anymore" but a "war against humanity itself."{{Cite news |last=Mason |first=Jeff |date=2024-04-04 |title=Chef Jose Andres says Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by car' |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/chef-jose-andres-says-israel-targeted-his-aid-workers-systematically-car-by-car-2024-04-03/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Zoe |date=2024-04-04 |title=Chef José Andrés Says Israel Targeted His Aid Workers 'Deliberately' |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/jose-andres-world-central-kitchen-israel-drone-strike-gaza.html |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Vulture |language=en}}

Along with partner Rob Wilder,{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapoblano.com/index.php/jose_andres|title=About José Andrés|website=China Poblano|access-date=19 April 2013|archive-date=11 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311190901/http://www.chinapoblano.com/index.php/jose_andres|url-status=dead}} Andrés owns several restaurants:{{cite web |url=http://www.thinkfoodgroup.com/#restaurants|title=Restaurants |website=ThinkFoodGroup |access-date=20 April 2013}}

Signature restaurants:

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• minibar by José Andrés – Washington, D.C. – several chefs serve a prix fixe menu of about 25 small courses to twelve diners at a time.{{cite web|url=http://www.minibarbyjoseandres.com|title=Minibar Restaurant Website|access-date=22 October 2012}} Received two stars from the DC edition of the Michelin Guide in 2016.{{cite web|last1=Sidman|first1=Jessica|title=12 DC Restaurants Earn Michelin Stars |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/10/13/12-dc-restaurants-earn-michelin-stars/|website=Washingtonian|date=13 October 2016|access-date=14 October 2016}}
• barmini by José Andrés – Washington, D.C. – Cocktail bar adjacent to minibar.
• é by José Andrés – Las Vegas – several chefs serve a prix fixe menu of about 25 small courses to nine diners at a time. Modeled after minibar and located inside Jaleo.{{cite news |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |title=They're Eating Out of the Palm of His Hand |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/dining/at-e-by-jose-andres-theyre-eating-out-of-the-palm-of-his-hand.html |work=The New York Times |date=29 October 2012}}
• The Bazaar by José Andrés – Miami Beach, Washington, D.C., and New York City{{cite news |last1=Fabricant |first1=Florence |title=José Andrés Will Open Two Restaurants in NoMad|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/dining/jose-andres-restaurants-nomad.html|work=The New York Times |date=8 April 2021}} – A combination of traditional Spanish tapas and foods inspired by molecular gastronomy.
• Bazaar Meat by José Andrés – Las Vegas, Chicago, and Los Angeles (opening in 2025){{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2022-01-03/jose-andres-bazaar-meat-los-angeles-restaurant-opening|title=José Andrés will open Bazaar Meat and more restaurants in downtown L.A.|last=Harris|first=Jenn|work=Los Angeles Times|date=3 January 2022|access-date=8 January 2022}} – Modern, high-end steakhouse featuring imported cuts of rare meat.
• Bar Mar by José Andrés – Chicago and Glendale (inside of VAI Resort) – Seafood-focused happy hour venue with a raw bar and fancy cocktails.{{cite news|last1=Selvam|first1=Ashok|title=José Andrés' Chicago Riverside Restaurant to Open in Early December|url=https://chicago.eater.com/2021/11/23/22799453/jose-andres-bar-mar-bazaar-chicago-gibsons-bank-of-america-tower|work=Eater Chicago |access-date=8 January 2022}}
• Bazaar Mar – Las Vegas (inside The Shops at Crystals){{Cite web|url=https://joseandres.com/bazaar-mar-now-open-in-las-vegas/|title=Bazaar Mar Now Open in Las Vegas|website=joseandres.com|date=7 August 2024|access-date=23 November 2024}} – Seafood-driven interactive restaurant highlighting Spanish flavors.
• Bar Centro – Las Vegas (adjacent to Bazaar Mar inside The Shops at Crystals) – Spanish bakery and craft cocktail bar.
• Nubeluz – New York City – Rooftop cocktail bar at the Ritz-Carlton in NoMad, Manhattan.{{cite news|last1=McCart|first1=Melissa|title=José Andrés Opens a Manhattan Cocktail Bar With Sweeping City Views|url=https://ny.eater.com/2022/9/23/23368351/jose-andres-rooftop-bar-nomad-nubeluz|work=Eater New York |access-date=8 April 2023}}

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Other restaurants:

• Airlight – Downtown Los Angeles (at the Conrad Hotel) – Poolside café featuring handheld bites and creative cocktails.{{cite news|last1=Elliott|first1=Farley|title=Chef José Andrés Brings Dinner Magic Back to Downtown Los Angeles|url=https://la.eater.com/2022/6/30/23189640/jose-andres-chef-los-angeles-new-restaurants-open-downtown-conrade-san-laurel-agua-viva-inside|work=Eater Los Angeles |access-date=8 April 2023}}
• The Beaudry Room – Downtown Los Angeles (at the Conrad Hotel) – Lobby bar featuring experimental cocktails and bite-sized tapas.
• Butterfly — located on the rooftop of the Shay Hotel, a Destination by Hyatt property, in Culver City, California — Mexican and Latin concept featuring tacos, ceviches, and agave spirits.[https://www.butterflytacos.com/ Butterfly Tacos Official Website]
• China Chilcano by José Andrés – Washington, DC – Chinese, Japanese and Peruvian fusion. Included in Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list of exceptional restaurants at moderate prices.{{cite news|last1=Judkis|first1=Maura|title=Michelin announces its first D.C. honors: the Bib Gourmand list of affordable restaurants|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/10/06/michelin-announces-its-first-d-c-honors-the-bib-gourmand-list-of-affordable-restaurants/|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=14 October 2016}}
• China Poblano by José Andrés – Las Vegas – Chinese and Mexican fusion.
• Fish by José Andrés – Paradise Island, Bahamas – Fresh Seafood and Bahamian Food
• Jaleo by José Andrés – Washington, D.C., Orlando (inside of Disney Springs entertainment complex), Las Vegas, Chicago, and Dubai – Traditional Spanish tapas. DC location included in Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list of exceptional restaurants at moderate prices.
• Mercado Little Spain – New York City – Spanish food hall in The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards.{{cite magazine |last1=Lyon |first1=Shauna |title=José Andrés's Exuberant Spanish Food Hall at Hudson Yards |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/10/jose-andress-exuberant-spanish-food-hall-at-hudson-yards |magazine=The New Yorker |date=31 May 2019}}
• Oyamel – Washington, D.C. – Small plates and antojitos. Included in Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list of exceptional restaurants at moderate prices.
• Pepe – Washington, D.C. (food truck) and Orlando (brick-and-mortar location inside of Disney Springs complex) – Fast-casual Spanish concept featuring sandwiches, salads, gazpacho, and more.
• Pigtail by José Andrés – Chicago – Speakeasy-style cocktail bar located in the basement of Jaleo Chicago.{{cite news|last1=Waxman|first1=Naomi|title=José Andrés Unveils a Speakeasy-Style Bar Underneath His River North Restaurant|url=https://chicago.eater.com/2021/10/19/22732837/pigtail-basement-cocktail-bar-jaleo-jose-andres-river-north-photos-images|work=Eater Chicago |access-date=15 January 2022}}
• San Laurel – Downtown Los Angeles (at the Conrad Hotel) – An interpretation of California cuisine through a Spanish lens.
• Spanish Diner – Bethesda, Maryland (spin-off of location inside of NYC's Mercado Little Spain) – A Spanish take on the classic American diner. It serves asturian cuisine dishes including Arroz a la Cubana (a plate of rice, tomato and two fried eggs with sausage and sweet banana).{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1= Eung|title=Chef José Andrés: New Maryland Restaurant Serves 'The Dish I Grew Up With'|url= https://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/the-scene/chef-jose-andres-new-maryland-restaurant-serves-the-dish-i-grew-up-with/2672050/|access-date=August 6, 2024 |publisher= WRC-TV|date=May 14, 2021}}
• Zaytinya – Washington, D.C., New York City, Miami Beach, Culver City, and Las Vegas (opening in 2025){{cite web | url=https://vegas.eater.com/2023/3/31/23665406/jose-andres-zaytinya-opens-new-restaurant-las-vegas-strip | title=José Andrés Brings His Popular Zaytinya and One Mystery Restaurant to Las Vegas | date=31 March 2023 }} – Small plates of food from the Mediterranean regions of Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. Included in Michelin Guide's Bib Gourmand list of exceptional restaurants at moderate prices.

;Awards and prizes

• 2003 – Best Chef of the Mid-Atlantic Region, James Beard Foundation{{cite web |url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/restaurant-chef?field_award_status_value=1&year%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2003 |title=Restaurant and Chef Awards |publisher=James Beard Foundation |access-date=9 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002221/http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/restaurant-chef?field_award_status_value=1&year%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2003 |archive-date=5 October 2013}}{{cite web |title=Chefs: Jose Andres |url=http://www.pbs.org/food/chefs/jose-andres/ |website=PBS Foods |access-date=14 January 2019 |date=2010}}
• 2010 – Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, Spanish government{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101130/entlife/712019964/photos/AR/|title=Spain to honor DC's celebrity chef Jose Andres|date=30 November 2010|access-date=20 April 2013}}
• 2010 – Vilcek Prize in Culinary Arts{{Cite news|title=All We Can Eat – Jose Andres wins culinary arts prize|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/chefs/jose-andres-wins-culinary-arts.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202131833/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/chefs/jose-andres-wins-culinary-arts.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=11 November 2015}}
• 2011 – Outstanding Chef, James Beard Foundation{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/joses-andres-wins-james-beard-award/2011/05/10/AF0hjqgG_blog.html|title=Jose Andres wins James Beard award|access-date=20 April 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=10 May 2011}}
• 2015 – National Humanities Medal, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), United States government{{Cite web|url=https://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2016-09-14|title=President Obama to Award 2015 National Humanities Medals|website=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)}}
• 2015 – Medal for Tourist Merit, in the "Internationalization" category, Spanish government{{Cite web |date=2016-01-19 |title=Rajoy entrega la Placa al Mérito Turístico al Caminito del Rey |url=https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/malaga/2016/01/19/569e283422601d9a208b4675.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=ELMUNDO |language=es}}
• 2017 – Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association of Culinary Professionals{{cite news |last1=Krystal |first1=Becky |title=Chef José Andrés, PBS star Vivian Howard honored by culinary professionals |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/chef-jose-andres-pbs-star-vivian-howard-honored-by-culinary-professionals/2017/03/05/53dad0ba-0035-11e7-8f41-ea6ed597e4ca_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=5 March 2017}}
• 2017 – Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Spanish government{{Cite news |last=EFE |date=2017-12-23 |title=Aute, El Roto y Chiquito de la Calzada, Medallas de Oro de Bellas Artes |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/12/22/actualidad/1513950159_308893.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=El País |language=es |issn=1134-6582}}
• 2018 – James Beard Foundation Award for Humanitarian of the Year{{cite news|last1=Carman|first1=Tim|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/02/21/__trashed-4/|title=Beard Foundation names José Andrés Humanitarian of the Year following a turbulent year for chefs|date=21 February 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{Cite web |title=Awards Search {{!}} James Beard Foundation |url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/search?keyword=humanitarian+of+the+year |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=www.jamesbeard.org}}
• 2019 – Julia Child Award from the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts{{Cite web |last=Chris |title=Recipients |url=https://juliachildaward.com/recipients/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=The Julia Child Award}}{{Cite web |title=Chef José Andrés to receive Julia Child Award for redefining America's food history |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/chef-jos-andr-s-receive-prestigious-julia-child-award-n1016211 |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=NBC News |date=11 June 2019}}
• 2019 – TIME for Kids{{'}} Person of the Year{{Cite web |title=The Results Are In! |url=https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/results-in-2019/ |website=TIME for Kids|date=13 December 2019 }}{{Cite news |last1=Wallace |first1=Jacob |title=Chef José Andrés Named TIME for Kids' 2019 Person of the Year |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/chef-jose-andres-named-time-for-kids-2019-person-of-the-year/2187123/ |date=14 December 2019 |newspaper=NBC}}https://x.com/wckitchen/status/1205530834943561729
• 2020 – John Steinbeck Award from the Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University.{{Cite web |title=Jose Andres |url=https://www.steinbeckaward.com/awardees/jose-andres |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The John Steinbeck Award |language=en-US}}
• 2021 – Princess of Asturias Award in the category "Concord".[https://www.fpa.es/en/ Princess of Asturias Awards 2021]
• 2021 – Recipient of second Courage and Civility Award from Jeff Bezos at a press conference following Blue Origin's first human flight (includes {{USD|100 million}} to distribute to non-profit organizations of Andrés' choice){{Cite web |last=Griffin |first=Andrew |date=2021-07-20 |title=Jeff Bezos to give away $200 million to two celebrities after trip to space |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/jeff-bezos-space-flight-van-jones-jose-andres-b1887426.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720165046/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/jeff-bezos-space-flight-van-jones-jose-andres-b1887426.html |archive-date=2021-07-20 |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=The Independent}}
• 2022 – Order of Merit (Ukraine),{{Cite news|url=https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/11/22/spanish-world-central-kitchen-chef-jose-andres-awarded-order-of-merit-by-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy/|title=Spanish World Central Kitchen chef Jose Andres awarded Order of Merit by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy|website=Euro Weekly News|date=22 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-22}} 2nd class
• 2023 – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding culinary series for José Andrés and Family in Spain{{Cite web |title=2023 Daytime Nominees (Program – Non-Drama) – The Emmys |url=https://theemmys.tv/daytime/50th-nominees-program-non-drama/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=theemmys.tv|date=26 April 2023 }}
• 2024 – Grand Cross of Naval Merit, with white decoration, Spanish Navy{{Cite web |date=2024-05-09 |title=El chef José Andrés, condecorado por la Armada con la Gran Cruz del Mérito Naval con distintivo blanco |url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-chef-jose-andres-condecorado-armada-gran-cruz-merito-naval-distintivo-blanco-20240509142331.html |access-date=2024-05-11 |publisher=Europa Press}}
• 2025 – Presidential Medal of Freedom, for being a “renowned Spanish-American culinary innovator who popularized tapas in the United States. His World Central Kitchen provides large-scale relief to communities affected by natural disasters and conflict around the world”.{{cite web |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/04/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom-3/ |title=President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom |date=4 January 2025 |access-date=7 January 2025|website=White House}}

;Media recognition

• 2004 – Saveur 100 List, Saveur
• 2004 – Chef of the Year, Bon Appetit{{cite web |url=http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/baawards/2008/10/baa_2004?currentPage=2 |title=Chef of the Year Bon Appetit 2004 |access-date=9 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626081310/http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/baawards/2008/10/baa_2004?currentPage=2 |archive-date=26 June 2013}}
• 2009 – Chef of the Year, GQ{{cite news |last1=Richman |first1=Alan |title=Chef of the Year: The Bazaar World of José Andrés |work=GQ Magazine |date=December 2009 |pages=280–307}}
• 2012 – One of the world's 100 most influential people, Time{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111958,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419062046/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111958,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 April 2012|title=Jose Andres – 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World|access-date=20 April 2013 |magazine=Time|date=18 April 2012}}
• 2016 – Michelin Guide Washington, DC, 2 Michelin stars for minibar by José Andrés{{cite news |last1=Dash |first1=Julekha |title=D.C.'s first Michelin stars announced |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/food-and-wine/2016/10/13/washington-dc-first-michelin-guide/92011054/ |work=USA Today |date=13 October 2016}}
• 2018 – One of the world's 100 most influential people, Time{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217571/jose-andres/|title=José Andrés is on the 2018 TIME 100 List |author=Emeril Lagasse |magazine=Time |access-date=13 January 2019 |date=2018}}

;Honorary degrees

• Andrés received in May 2014, an honorary doctorate degree in public service from George Washington University, and served as the university's commencement speaker at the National Mall the same year.{{cite web |url=http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/world-renowned-chef-josé-andrés-deliver-commencement-address |title=World-Renowned Chef José Andrés to Deliver Commencement Address |author= |date=19 March 2014 |access-date=18 September 2018 }}
• In May 2018, Andrés received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Tufts University and served as the commencement speaker for the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/03/29/jose-andres-tufts-friedman/|title=José Andrés Is Getting an Honorary Public Service Degree from Tufts|last=Cain|first=Jacqueline|date=29 March 2018|website=Boston Magazine|access-date=6 December 2018}}
• In 2019, Andrés received an honorary degree from Georgetown University.{{cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://governance.georgetown.edu/honorary-degrees-list/# |website=Georgetown University}}
• In May 2022, Andrés received an honorary degree from Harvard University.{{cite web |title=Harvard to award seven honorary degrees |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/05/harvard-awards-seven-honorary-degrees-2/ |website=Harvard University|date=26 May 2022 }}

;Appointments

• In 2015, Andrés was appointed by President Barack Obama as an ambassador for citizenship and naturalization.{{cite news |last1=Fernandez Campbell |first1=Alexia |title=Celebrity Chef José Andrés Urges Immigrants to Become Citizens |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/12/celebrity-chef-jose-andres-urges-immigrants-to-become-citizens/433659/ |work=The Atlantic}}
• In 2022, Andrés was appointed by President Joe Biden as co-chair of the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-24 |title=DC chef José Andrés appointed to serve on President's Council on Sports, Fitness, & Nutrition |url=https://www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-chef-jose-andres-appointed-to-serve-on-presidents-council-on-sports-fitness-nutrition |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=FOX 5 DC}}
• In 2024, Andrés was appointed as a member of The Earthshot Prize Council {{Cite web |last=Brew |first=Tom |date=2024-09-02 |title=Five environmental champions join Earthshot Prize Council and new Ambassador Programme |url=https://earthshotprize.org/news/five-environmental-champions-join-the-earthshot-prize-council-and-new-ambassador-programme-to-accelerate-emerging-solutions/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Earthshot Prize Council |url=https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/earthshot-prize-council/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}

Andrés is married to Patricia "Tichi" Fernández de la Cruz and has three daughters; they live in Bethesda, Maryland, United States.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40547831/how-chef-jose-andres-turns-impulsiveness-into-an-asset|title=How Chef José Andrés Turns Impulsiveness Into An Asset|date=10 April 2018|work=Fast Company|access-date=23 November 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703766704576009884167253932|title=Where Chef José Andrés Kicks Back|date=2010|work=The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)|access-date=23 November 2018|quote=José Andrés modern Bethesda, Maryland home.}}{{Cite web|url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/may-june-2019/bethesda-interview-jose-andres-and-patricia-fernandez-de-la-cruz/|title=Interview: José Andrés and Patricia Fernandez de la Cruz|date=2019-05-20|website=Bethesda Magazine|access-date=2019-11-28}} He met his wife while they were both living in Washington, D.C.; she is originally from Cádiz, Andalusia,{{Cite book|last1=Gray|first1=Todd|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ZoKXD3l1_MC&pg=PA121|title=The New Jewish Table: Modern Seasonal Recipes for Traditional Dishes|last2=Gray|first2=Ellen Kassoff|date=2013-03-05|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-4668-3253-4|page=121}} in the southwest of Spain. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in December 2013.{{cite news | url=https://www.Washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/11/14/jose-andres-becomes-a-u-s-citizen-after-23-years-in-the-country | title=Jose Andres becomes a U.S. citizen after 23 years in the country |newspaper=The Washington Post | date=14 November 2013 | access-date=14 November 2013 | author=Roxanne Roberts}}

Andrés is an avid golfer{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=The man behind the Masters menu? He's feeding a hungry world |url=https://golf.com/news/jose-andres-masters-champions-dinner-saving-world/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Golf |language=en-US}} and loves cigars.{{Cite news |last=Kahn |first=Howie |title=José Andrés' New Memoir: How the Chef Fed Puerto Rico |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jose-andres-new-memoir-how-the-chef-fed-puerto-rico-1535623200 |access-date=2024-04-05 |work=The Wall Street Journal |language=en-US}}

He has a collection of rare cookbooks, totalling to 1500, including an 1825 first edition of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin's The Physiology of Taste, a rents and receipts notepad from 1795 that belonged to Thomas Jefferson’s chef Honoré Julien, and an 1851 edition of The Virginia House-Wife by Mary Randolph.{{Cite web |last=Burros |first=Marian |date=July 13, 2021 |title=Not Just Spices on His Shelves |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/dining/for-jose-andres-books-worth-keeping.html |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} He has expressed a predilection for his early edition of Auguste Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine, his first edition of Irma S. Rombauer's Joy of Cooking, and Ángel Muro's El Practicón.{{Cite web |last=Valdes |first=Marcela |date=March 28, 2024 |title=The Menu That Has Made One José Andrés Restaurant Endure |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/magazine/jose-andres-zaytinya-menu.html |website=The New York Times}}

On 5 November 2024, Andrés said he planned to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in the 2026 election. He called Harris, a Republican and chair of the House Freedom Caucus, a "disgrace making so many lies and hateful rhetoric."{{cite news |last1=Freitas |first1=Clara Longo de |title=José Andrés says he'll run against Rep. Andy Harris |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/jose-andres-andy-harris-J4LW5B2245AY7HQ3W2VJDCCDHE/ |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=5 November 2024 |language=en}}

• {{Cite book|title=Vamos a Cocinar|last=Andrés|first=José|publisher=Planeta Pub Corp|year=2007|isbn=978-8408070368|language=es}} – a book based on his Spanish cooking show Vamos a cocinar.
• {{cite book|title=Made in Spain: Spanish Dishes for the American Kitchen|last=Andrés|first=José|author2=Wolffe, Richard|date=November 2008|publisher=Clarkson Potter|isbn=978-0-307-38263-4}}
• {{cite book|title=Tapas: A Taste Of Spain In America|url=https://archive.org/details/tapastasteofspai0000andr|url-access=registration|last=Andrés|first=José|author2=Wolffe, Richard|date=November 2005|publisher=Clarkson Potter|isbn=978-1-4000-5359-9}} – a cookbook on tapas and Spanish cuisine
• {{Cite book|title=We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time|last1=Andrés|first1=José|last2=Wolffe|first2=Richard|publisher=Anthony Bourdain/Ecco|year=2018|isbn=978-0062864482}} – after Hurricane Maria in 2017, Chef José Andrés had a "crazy dream" to feed Puerto Rico.
• Andrés, José; Goulding, Matt (2019). Vegetables Unleashed—A Cookbook. Anthony Bourdain/Ecco. {{ISBN|978-0062668387}}.
• Andrés, José; Chapple-Sokol, Sam; World Central Kitchen (2023). The WCK Cookbook — Feeding Hope, feeding Humanity. Clarkson Potter. ISBN 9780593579077. – a cookbook on dishes served on the ground with his NGO and recipes celebrating the countries they have served.
• Andrés, José; [https://www.plantforwardkitchen.org/michael-costa Costa, Michael] (2023). Zaytinya — Delicious Mediterranean Dishes from Greece, Turkey, and Lebanon. HarperCollins/Ecco Press. {{ISBN|9780063327900}}.

• Mediterranean cuisine
• Molecular gastronomy

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• [http://www.joseandres.com/ joseandres.com]
• [http://www.thinkfoodgroup.com/ ThinkFoodGroup], the home page for the ventures of José Andrés
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• {{C-SPAN|9277348}}

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