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Celebrity chefsGuy Fieri,Tyler FlorenceandJenn Louisjoined withJosé Andrésin Chico, California, on Thursday to help prepare 15,000 Thanksgiving meals for the victims ofthe deadly Camp Fire, which has left thousands of people homeless.
“The least we can be doing today, on Thanksgiving, is all coming together to show the people what they deserve: love and support, one plate of food at a time,” Andréssaid in a video on Twitterearly Thursday as he and an army of helpers got to work on the holiday meals.
Fifteen thousand meals would be served on Thursday alone, Andrés said.
Fieri shared his own update on Twitter early Thursday, writing that “we are off and cookin at 5 am. Goin’ for 7000lb of Turkey on 6 smokers!”
Two major wildfireshave burned at both ends of Californiain the last two weeks: the Camp Fire, in northern Paradise, and the Woolsey Fire outside Los Angeles in the south.
More than 80 people have been killed and more than 13,000 homes have been destroyed.
While the Woolsey Fire has been contained, the Camp Fire, already the costliest such blaze in the state’s history, continues to burn.
Neither Fieri nor Andrés are strangers to providing culinary relief where they can. This summer Fieri was in Californiahelping to feed evacuees in a previous wildfire.
Andrés’ organization World Central Kitchen has fed first responders and victims followingHurricane Maria in Puerto Ricoas well as other catastrophes.
Assisting after previous wildfires in California, Andrés said, “We cooked the food and the worst that can happen is nobody needs it. But I decided, let’s start preparing the food because the moment they see the need and tell us where to go, it’s ready. That’s what we do.”
To help victims of the California wildfires, visit theAmerican Red Cross, theLos Angeles Fire Department Foundationand theCalifornia Fire Foundationfor more information.
source: people.com
