José Andrés Launches Media Company

José Andrés, chef, restaurateur, and founder of World Central Kitchen (WCK), a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters has launched José Andrés Media, a company that will produce unscripted and scripted television series, books, podcasts, and digital short- and mid-form content with a focus on food-related stories and characters, and the culture of food. 

According to Variety, the outlet’s first project will be a six-episode series produced in association with documentary production company Nutopia that is set in Spain and currently being developed for Discovery Plus.

Andrés sees the new production company as a way to broaden his audience. 

“It’s been my dream to launch José Andrés Media for many years — to tell stories about who we are through the food we eat,” Andrés, the Washington Business Journal’s CEO of the Year for 2020, said in a statement to Variety. “Our food content will be as creative, fun, inspiring and authentic as our restaurants. I can’t wait to get started. Food is so much more than just a plate of ingredients. It tells us where we have come from and where we’re going.”