The first is from Idaho. Huge mountains of potatoes without any buyers because so many of the forms in which we eat them - stadiums, cafeterias, restaurants - are shut down for safety an low demand, and so too are the processing plants. 2/ https://t.co/PeIMUXsjwm— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) April 30, 2020
How is it possible these two photos exist at the same time, in the most prosperous and technologically advanced moment in our history? It’s because all along the way, we have a food supply chain that we treat as invisible when it’s working...and only notice it when it’s not. 4/— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) April 30, 2020
There is so much work to fix the system. @WCKitchen is doing what we know best, working with farmers and restaurants and everyone in between to feed anybody in need of a meal, and in the process strengthening local economies. And we have so many great partners in this fight! 6/— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) April 30, 2020
Call your elected officials & ask what they are doing to make food part of the solution. Ask what specific legislation they are supporting to increase #SNAP, empower food banks & non profits, involve restaurants, and ensure the govt is buying from farms. Accept nothing less. 8/— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) April 30, 2020
I hope to keep bringing you more stories of food and hope. In honor of the New Deal’s WPA program that chronicled the great food traditions of our country, I’m calling this series #AmericaEats. I hope you’ll join me, be inspired, and share your stories too. 😄👨🍳🇺🇸💪 /end— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) April 30, 2020