Active in the culinary sphere for more than three decades, James Beard award-winning chef and philanthropist Jose Andres is starring in a new special, Dinner Party Diaries with Jose Andres on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee.
On the new show, Andres has invited celebrity guests Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O'Shea Jackson Jr. to experience his favorite Spanish-influenced recipes. The diners will also be getting their hands dirty, helping the renowned chef in the kitchen as they engage in poignant conversations while cooking.
The half-hour special also focuses on Andres' work with the non-profit he founded in 2010, World Central Kitchen. In an interview with Eating Well, Andres said he wanted to create a "feel-good show with friends and family coming together to have a good time around the kitchen."
"That's how I try to live my life and what I try to show others. And I don't organize the dinner parties in advance. It's almost spontaneous like, 'Hey, are you coming tonight?' Those are the best gatherings because there are no expectations," he said.
How to watch
Dinner Party Diaries with Jose Andres is out now on Prime Video and Amazon's Freevee
'Dinner' guests
In Dinner Party Diaries with Jose Andres, the celebrity chef invites Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Jamie Lee Curtis (True Lies, Everything Everywhere All At Once) and O'Shea Jackson Jr. (Den of Thieves, Cocaine Bear) into the kitchen to "spend quality time" cooking together.
Past food shows
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In 2022, Jose Andres and Family in Spain aired on Discovery +. The show followed the chef and humanitarian on a journey through his native Spain with his American daughters Carlota, Ines and Lucia Andres.
In addition to appearing on shows like Today, the Early Show, NPR's Splendid Table and the Food Network's Iron Chef, Andres has starred in shows and specials including Made in Spain, Undiscovered Haiti With Jose Andres and A Moveable Feast With America's Favorite Chefs.
Restaurants
Andres has opened restaurants across the globe over his 30 year career. At Cafe Atlantico, which is considered Andres' main restaurant, the menu is inspired by Central and South American cooking. Other restaurants host a wide variety of dishes, including Mexican food at Oyamel, Spanish food at Jaleo, and Middle Eastern items at Zaytinya.
As the creative force behind more than a dozen locations, Andres other restaurants include China Poblano, minibar, Beefsteak, Butterfly, Agua Viva, the Bazaar and Nubeluz. In February, he announced a new location of Zaytinya was scheduled to open at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace this year. Additionally, Andres and his staff at e are working now to open later this year at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Activism
Since starting World Central Kitchen in 2010, Andres has organized food donations to hungry people all over the world. Andres has launched campaigns after natural disasters in places like Haiti and across the U.S. during the coronavirus outbreak.
More recently, World Central Kitchen announced on Tuesday it had distributed 200 tons of food and ready-to-eat meals to families facing starvation in war-torn northern Gaza.