Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs

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A unique collection of life lessons from renowned chef and humanitarian Jos Andrs

Jos Andrsis a chef, entrepreneur, author, TV host, and tireless humanitarian leader across the globe. A Michelin-starred chef with more than 30 restaurants, Jos is perhaps best known as the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding the hungry in the wake of natural and manmade disasters. His lifetime of experience -- from the kitchen to war zones -- has given him a wealth of stories and teachable moments that are funny, touching and insightful, 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 Joss unmistakable voice,Change the Recipeis a collection of Jos's most affecting and powerful life lessons: hard-won wisdom from a man who has dedicated his life tochanging the world through the power of food.

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"Andrs 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

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Jos Andrsis theNew York Timesbestselling author ofZaytinya,Change the Recipe, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook,We Fed an Island, andVegetables Unleashed. An Emmy awardwinning TV host and producer, he was honored as Outstanding Chef and Humanitarian of the Yearby the James Beard Foundation, was twice named one ofTimes 100 Most Influential People, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Richard Wolffe is a New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning TV producer.He has worked closely with Jos Andrs for two decades:from op-eds andspeeches to books, podcasts, and TV shows. He was executive producer of theNational Geographic movie We Feed People and theDiscovery series Jos Andrs 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 Housecorrespondent at Newsweekand the Financial Times. He wrote three books about President Barack Obama, and writes a regular column for The Guardian focusing on US politics.