Guy Fieri And Other Celebrity Chefs Team Up To Cook 15,000 Thanksgiving Meal For California Wildfire Evacuees
November 27, 2018 18:16 By Mambee
Our purpose in life may still be a mystery, but it certainly includes being useful, honorable, compassionate and lifting people's spirit. While reaching out to the victims of the California wildfire, several individuals have lived out this cause, and our favorite celebrity chefs have joined their number.
50-year-old Guy Fieri teamed up with other famous chefs, like Jose Andres, Tyler Florence, and Jenn Louis, to help wildfire victims in California have a happy Thanksgiving.
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These chefs have decided to put their own Thanksgiving plans aside to serve a whopping 15,000 meals to those who have been displaced by the widespread destruction.
The volunteers made it happen today. Sure makes you proud to be a member of the Northern California community!! pic.twitter.com/Xc5cK7lAmK
— Guy Fieri (@GuyFieri) November 22, 2018
Chef Andres shared a video saying that their collaboration is aimed at showing love and support to the wildfire victims as well as serving them with one plate of food at a time; they have three kitchens and a barbecue spot to serve this purpose.
Making 15,000 meals is undoubtedly an enormous job. Therefore, chefs Fieri, Andres, Florence, and Louis are being helped by other ace chefs in California and some other 800 volunteers.
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Quick report from Chico, California as we prepare #Thanksgiving dinner for the amazing community of @paradise_ca! #ChefsForCalifornia #ButteStrong #ThanksgivingTogether @GuyFieri @TylerFlorence pic.twitter.com/FYR33gas8Z
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) November 22, 2018
The California wildfire, which started on the 8th of November, has swept through the northern and southern ends of the state and several communities have been affected, including Paradise, Centreville, and Yankee Hill. While the fire in Southern California has been stopped, the fire in the North still burns.
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The campfire, which is reportedly the deadliest in California history, has taken the lives of at least 83 persons, razed down 18,000 houses and has left several hundreds of people missing.
What an applaudable way to get the minds of the California wildfire evacuees off this devastating tragedy. Thumbs up to the ace chefs and all volunteers!