José Andrés, an American chef, sat down for an interview with People where he opened up about Jennifer Garner’s work amid the wildfires in L.A.
He owns the organization World Central Kitchen, which aims to provide food to victims during times of crisis or tragedy.
The actress joined him and his team in delivering meals from food truck partners and kitchens to victims and those in need of aid.
“She lost a friend [and] she was there like one more. It feels like she was my friend since childhood — and we just met, we barely met — and there she was. I did not have to tell her what to do, because she’ll always find something to do on her own,” he explained.
He added that she had been “giving hugs to so many people” while handing out meals, “I think that’s almost like a psychology worry that I don’t think anybody realizes, but that’s so deep and so important.”
“Everybody that was able to show up even for an hour, for me, they’re amazing people, because they don’t have to,” Andrés continued, “Some of them are suffering the consequences of the fire, but there [here] they are. And they don’t do it where there are cameras, they’re doing it where there is nobody, and that makes it very special.”
It was confirmed on 17 January by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner that there had been 27 fatalities so far due to the wildfires.
