>>> I KIND OF WANT TO WATCH AND
SEE.
MAYBE AS IT PROGRESSES.
MAYBE I CAN’T SAY AS IT GETS
BETTER, BUT YOU HEAR SO MANY
STORIES OF SIDE EFFECTS AND, I
DON’T NEED A SIDE EFFECT.
>> ARE YOU DOING A SIMILAR THING
FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS?
>> YEAH, A LOT OF THEM DON’T
WANT TO GET THE SHOT.
>> DEMAND FOR VACCINES AMONG
AMERICANS IS TAKING A DIVE IN
SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
AS NEW POLLING FROM THE KAISER
FOUNDATION FINDS ENTHUSIASM MAY
BE REACHING A PLATEAU.
BUT THE RUSH TO REOPEN AMERICA
HAS SOME CITIES, STATES AND
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GETTING
CREATIVE IN AN EFFORT TO INSPIRE
THEIR POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO GET
THAT FAUCI OUCHY.
JOINING ME IS CHEF JOSE ANDRES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING
TO "THE SUNDAY SHOW."
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO EVERY
MOTHER OUT THERE.
>> SO TALK ABOUT THE PLAN THAT
YOU HAVE COME UP WITH TO TRY TO
GET PEOPLE VACCINATED.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT IT
RIGHT.
FOR PEOPLE WHO GET THE
VACCINATION, THEY WILL GET A $50
GIFT CARD TO ONE OF YOUR
RESTAURANTS?
>> YES, SIR.
I WOULD NOT SAY IT’S A PLAN.
BUT IT’S JUST ONE MORE WAY THAT
A CITIZEN LIKE ME CAN BE HELPING
CHANGE THE MINDS OF PEOPLE THAT
MAYBE ARE NOT SURE YET ABOUT
GETTING THE VACCINE.
IF GETTING A GIFT CERTIFICATE
INTO ONE OF MY RESTAURANTS SO
THEY CAN BRING THEIR FAMILIES IS
THE WAY TO CONVINCE THEM TO GET
THE VACCINE, I THINK THIS IS MY
LITTLE CONTRIBUTION IN MY
COMMUNITY, IN WASHINGTON, IN
MARYLAND, IN VIRGINIA TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE -- WE REACH 70% OR
ABOVE OF VACCINATED PEOPLE
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT’S THE
NUMBER THAT THE EXPERTS ARE
TELLING US WILL BE THE GOOD
PLACE TO BE TO ONCE AND FOR ALL
FIGHT COVID AND PUT COVID BEHIND
US.
>> AND SO THAT’S -- YOU WANT
TO -- YOU’LL BE DOING THIS UNTIL
WE REACH 70% VACCINATION RATE
NATIONWIDE?
OR D.C., MARYLAND, VIRGINIA OR
THE DMV, AS WE CALL IT?
>> THOSE ARE DETAILS.
MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON,
OR NATIONALLY.
I THINK PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS BEEN
DOING A GREAT JOB GETTING ALL
ACROSS THE NATION AS MANY
VACCINES IN PEOPLE’S ARMS AS
POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK IT’S THE ROLE OF
EVERY CITIZEN TO TRY TO HELP
THIS ADMINISTRATION TO ACHIEVE
THIS GOAL OF REACHING OVER 70%
OR MORE BY JULY THE 4th.
SO I’LL DO IT.
AS FOR LONG AS IT’S GOING TO
HELP US.
I REPEAT, THE -- MY TEAMS IN THE
RESTAURANTS CAN FEEL PROTECTED,
WHERE WE CAN ONE DAY ALL TAKE
OUR MASK AWAY BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT WE ARE ALL GOING TO BE
SAFE.
>> AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MAKES YOU SOMEONE THAT PEOPLE
ADMIRE, CHEF JOSE, IS THAT YOU
JUMP IN -- INTO DISASTERS.
EITHER MANMADE OR NATURAL TO
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE ARE FED, THAT
PEOPLE GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
A VERY DEAR FRIEND OF MINE,
SHARON STERLING, DURING THE
PANDEMIC WORKED AT WORLD CENTRAL
KITCHEN.
WORKED WITH YOU AND FOR YOU TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN THIS
AREA GOT FED.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNEW
THAT.
BUT I WANT TO SWITCH GEARS HERE
BECAUSE YOU ARE A RESTAURANT
OWNER HERE IN THE DMV, ALSO IN
NEW YORK AND IN OTHER PLACES.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE’RE
HEARING NOW IS THAT PEOPLE CAN’T
FIND -- BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE
YOU, PARTICULARLY RESTAURANT
OWNERS, CAN’T FIND PEOPLE TO
WORK.
ARE YOU HAVING THOSE KINDS OF
ISSUES?
AND IF SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS
>> WELL, I THINK IT’S TRUE.
IT’S HAPPENING, BUT WE NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOING TO
BE A SEQUENCE IS GOING TO GO
SLOWLY.
MANY BUSINESSES BEGAN LETTING
GOEGO
EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY.
MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY
HAD TO MOVE PLACES, HOMES,
STATES.
THEY HAD TO ADAPT TO THE NEW WAY
OF LIFE UNDER COVID-19.
IT’S GOING TO TAKE MORE TIME.
I DON’T BELIEVE IT’S TRUE THAT
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING
GOVERNMENT OR STATE HELP, THEY
DON’T WANT TO GO BACK TO WORK.
WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT’S STILL
ENTIRE FUNCTIONING SOCIAL
NETWORK NEEDS TO GO BACK TO
NORMAL.
MOTHERS AND FATHERS NEED TO MAKE
SURE THEY HAVE SCHOOLS AND
KINDERGARTEN OPEN.
PEOPLE COME BUY A CAR AGAIN
BECAUSE MAYBE THEY SOLD IT.
IT’S GOING TO REQUIRE SOME TIME
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GOES
BACK NORMAL.
WE’RE HAVING PROBLEMS BUT LET’S
HOPE THAT DAY BY DAY, WEEK BY
WEEK THE ENTIRE WORK FORCE IS
GOING TO DO WHAT WE ALL WANT.
THE ECONOMY IS GOING BACK TO THE
SAME LEVELS AND KEEPS GROWING
WHERE EVERYBODY HAS A JOB, WHERE
EVERYBODY CAN FEED THEIR
FAMILIES.
I THINK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
WE’LL SEE THIS MOMENT IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
>> WHAT DRIVES YOU BECAUSE
YOU’RE A BUSINESS PERSON.
YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE
RESTAURANTS AND YET YOU PUT
YOURSELF AND FOLKS INTO PLACE
AND SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
AT THEIR MOST VULNERABLE, MOST
DESPERATE AND MOST NEEDY.
I CAN IMAGINE DOING THAT ALL
OVER THE WORLD, YOU’RE ALSO
PROVIDING MEALS FOR PEOPLE IN
INDIA, RIGHT NOW WHILE THEY ARE
GOING THROUGH WHAT’S HAPPENING
THERE WITH THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS DRIVING YOU TO DO THIS,
DO ALL OF THESE THINGS?
>> IT’S NOT MY ORGANIZATION.
IT’S THE COMPANIES OF EVERYBODY
THAT WANTS TO BE PART OF MAKING
THINGS BETTER.
I ALWAYS SAY WE WANT TO CHANGE
THE WORLD THROUGH THE POWER OF
GOOD.
WE HAD TO BE NEXT TO THOSE
PEOPLE.
EITHER WE THE NEW AMERICAN
DREAM,VIDEING FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY BUT THE NEW
AMERICAN DREAM SHOULD BE TO MAKE
SURE EVERYBODY HAVE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE
AMERICAN DREAM.
THAT’S WHAT DRIVES ME.
ONLY GIVING BACK A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING I GOT AS AN IMMIGRANT
WHEN I JOINED THIS COUNTRY 20
YEARS AGO.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR ME MUST BE GOOD
FOR OTHERS.
>> IF ANYONE HAD A DOUBT WHETHER