José Andrés

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Jose Andres is a Spanish American chef, restaurateur and humanitarian. He founded World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that provides meals during disasters and other emergencies, and leads restaurant and media businesses.

Also known as Jose Andres, Chef Jose AndresWebsite (opens in a new tab)

What we have documented

We have documented 2 statements by José Andrés, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by José Andrés

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Role at the time: Chef and founder of World Central Kitchen, posting on X

Condemned

Statement summary

Andrés responds to PETA's post linking the Logan Circle shooting to Mallard's foie gras dinner by saying the group should be ashamed to post it while people were dead and injured.

“You should be so ashamed of this tweet……People dead and injured and you tweet this?”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Jose Andres on X: You should be so ashamed of this tweetPost on X, November 12, 2026
Why we used this label

Andrés says PETA should be ashamed of the post and asks how it could post this with people dead and injured, which condemns the post.

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José Andrés

Role at the time: Chef and humanitarian, in personal commentary

Condemned

Statement summary

Andres tells Patel to be ashamed while expressing solidarity with Ukraine in a quote post responding to Patel's Russia-themed remark.

“You should be so ashamed of yourself! #WeStandWithUkraine”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Andres criticizes Patel's Russia remark and voices support for UkraineFull quote post; parent text and native timestamp retained
Why we used this label

Andres directly criticizes Patel's public response to the Russia controversy. His Ukraine hashtag supplies the context for that condemnation.

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