Change the Recipe
Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs
Published on 17. July 2025
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-06-343615-2 (ISBN)
Description
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian Jose Andres
Jose Andres is a chef, an entrepreneur, an author, a television host, and a tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than forty restaurants, Jose is also the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. His lifetime of experience-from kitchens to conflict zones-has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching, and insightful, all animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better.
Written in Jose's unmistakable voice, Change the Recipe is a collection of his most affecting and powerful life lessons: hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life to changing the world through the power of food.
A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian Jose Andres
Jose Andres is a chef, an entrepreneur, an author, a television host, and a tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than forty restaurants, Jose is also the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and man-made disasters. His lifetime of experience-from kitchens to conflict zones-has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching, and insightful, all animated by the belief that food can bring us closer together and the conviction that each of us can change the world for the better.
Written in Jose's unmistakable voice, Change the Recipe is a collection of his most affecting and powerful life lessons: hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life to changing the world through the power of food.
Reviews / Votes
"Andres is superbly generous...Lively...and an inspiration to do good in the kitchen and in the world." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"A hearty banquet of comfort food we can all enjoy." - Reader's Digest
"In this memoir, the Spanish-American chef connects the dots of his dovetailing passions." - NPR
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-343615-2 (9780063436152)
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Additional editions
José Andrés | Richard Wolffe
Change the Recipe
Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs
E-Book
04/2025
HarperCollins
€18.38
Available for download
Persons
Richard Wolffe is a New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV producer. He has worked closely with Jose Andres for two decades: from op-eds and speeches to books, podcasts, and TV shows. He was executive producer of the National Geographic movie We Feed People and the Discovery series Jose Andres and Family in Spain. Change the Recipe is the fourth book they have written together. Wolffe was an MSNBC political analyst for a decade, and previously worked as a White House correspondent at Newsweek and the Financial Times. He wrote three books about President Barack Obama, and writes a regular column for The Guardian focusing on US politics.