Chef José Andrés was in Ukraine within days of the Russian invasion, setting up the non-profit World Central Kitchen in various cities and at the Polish border where shell-shocked Ukrainians fled the war.
Now word comes that one of the WCK was destroyed over the weekend in the city of hard-hit Kharkiv. Four staff members were injured in the blast.
“An update I hoped I’d never have to make. I’m at a @WCKitchen restaurant in Kharkiv, where less than 24 hours ago I was meeting with their amazing team,” wrote one of the team members.
“This is the reality here — cooking is a heroic act of bravery.”
Andrés has also taken to Twitter to address the strike, as well as provide an update on the staff and the move to another location.
To everyone caring and sending good wishes to the team in Kharkiv, thank you, the injured are fine, and everyone is ready and willing to start cooking in another location. #FoodFightersAll our friends are TRUE heroes! Many ways to fight, we do it with food!
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