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Chef José Andrés on humanitarian work, new cookbook and appearing in a Marvel comic

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Robin Young
Emiko Tamagawa

June 03, 2026

The cover of "Spain My Way" and author José Andrés. (Courtesy of Ecco and Johnny Miller)

James Beard Award-winning chef and World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés was at the WBUR Festival in Boston this past weekend.

Here & Now's Robin Young sat down with Andrés for a talk about his humanitarian work, his new cookbook "Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook Like a Spaniard," and his appearance in the Marvel comic "Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish."

The cover of "Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish" featuring chef José Andrés. (Courtesy of Mike Mignola)

Book excerpt: 'Spain My Way'

By José Andrés

Chicken croquetas

Bullit de peix (fish stew)

Bullit de peix from "Spain My Way." (Courtesy of Joan Pujol-Creus)

From "Spain My Way: Eat, Drink, and Cook Like a Spaniard" by José Andrés with Sam Chapple-Sokol. Copyright © 2026 by José Andrés. Excerpted by permission of Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.

This segment aired on June 3, 2026.

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