Celebrity chef Jose Andres (right) is the founder of World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that provides meals for people affected by humanitarian crises. Here, President Biden (second from left) arrives to meet with Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian aid workers during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, on March 26.
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Celebrity chef Jose Andres (right) is the founder of World Central Kitchen, a non-profit organization that provides meals for people affected by humanitarian crises. Here, President Biden (second from left) arrives to meet with Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian aid workers during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, on March 26.
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A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to the World Central Kitchen of famous chef Jose Andres has been destroyed by a missile, according to newspaper A. tweet From the nonprofit’s CEO, Nate Mock.
The non-profit organization on the ground has been serving families fleeing Ukraine since after a day The Russian invasion has begun.
In a video posted to Twitter on Saturday, after the explosion in the city of Kharkiv, Mok stood next to what was left of the building that once housed the restaurant he shared with World Central Kitchen. He told onlookers that a fire was still burning in a building behind him. Cars around him were burned, and some of their parts were scattered in the bare branches of trees above him.
Four partner restaurant employees were injured, and there was “serious damage” in the kitchen. Mock said no one was killed in the restaurant.
“It was a big hit, you see,” he said. “You left a huge amount of massacre for no reason.”
Andres, founder and Senior Nutrition Officer The nonprofit also responded to the news of the explosion on Twitter, sending a “message of hope.” at video Andres, who was photographed outside the church on Easter Sunday, said the four injured staff members are “fine.”
Andres said the staff planned to cook elsewhere on Monday.
“As you can see, the good always comes through, and we will continue to cook and feed as many people as possible,” Andres said.
World Central Kitchen serves food at hundreds of locations in Ukraine, NPR mentioned Last month. The nonprofit also provided food to refugees from locations in Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia.
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