A review by sarahbeth016
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by José Andrés

2.0

I desperately wanted to love this book as I so admire the work that Chef Andrés and World Central Kitchen does and how they helped Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, I really struggled making it through. It feels like it focuses more on contract negotiations with FEMA than anything else. It does have bright spots - I loved the parts that Chef talks about the importance of food to community, or about the individual people he met while in Puerto Rico. You can tell he’s passionate about these things and it shines through in the writing. If the book were more of this and less emphasis on the bureaucratic red tape side of things - which you can tell he does not like either - I would rate it much higher.