News Information

• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti NGOs
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Oct 09, 2015
• Views : 235
• Category : General News
• Description : The New York Times
  SEPT. 29, 2015
  
  Photo: The chef José Andrés at the Bassin-Bleu waterfalls in Haiti, a country he is promoting on a PBS special. Credit What Took You So Long.org
• Website : http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/travel/jose-andres-haiti.html?_r=1

Overview

• The Spanish-born chef José Andrés, 46, has 21 restaurants around the country and in Puerto Rico, including the hot-ticket Minibar in Washington, D.C.
  
  Lately, however, it’s his love for Haiti that is getting attention.
  
  Mr. Andrés is the host of the new PBS one-hour special “Undiscovered: Haiti With José Andrés,” in which he explores the Caribbean island, sometimes with friends like former President Bill Clinton accompanying him.
  
  The idea for the documentary, which is appearing on PBS stations this fall, came about when Mr. Andrés visited Haiti after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010. Since then, he has returned more than 20 times.
  
  Below are edited excerpts from a conversation with Mr. Andrés.
  
  Read more here >>