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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Chef José Andrés on relief efforts after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico

    José Andrés had been a critic -- maybe even antagonist -- of President Trump before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 5, 2018 • 1 min read

    José Andrés had been a critic -- maybe even antagonist -- of President Trump before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. But when Andrés and his charity World Central Kitchen arrived in Puerto Rico to help, he was shocked by the slow speed of the response. Andrés writes about his experience in a new book called “We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time.”

    Volunteers at one of the massive sandwich lines at El Choliseo.

    one of our earliest partners, distributing our sandwiches to some of the most

    remote corners of the island."

    Jose Andres says, "I loved supporting the local food economy,

    especially when I saw fresh land crabs caught by my friend Papo,

    who did all the hard and dangerous work!"

    Credit for all: World Central Kitchen

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    The full episode

    4 of 4
    How José Andrés fed Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit
    1. 0:00Bob Woodward's book describes the Trump White House as 'Crazytown'
    2. 14:31Nicaraguan president now uses paramilitary death squads, which he fought against 40 years ago
    3. 22:46Why Puerto Rico is not prepared for another hurricane
    4. 31:46Chef José Andrés on relief efforts after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto RicoYou’re reading this
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