MY NEXT GUEST IS A JAMES BEARD AWARD-WINNING CHEF WHO FOUNDED
THE CHARITY "WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN," WHICH HAS PROVIDED
DISASTER RELIEF TO MILLIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD.
PLEASE WELCOME OUR FRIEND JOSE ANDRES.
( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.
NO, NO, NO.
BEAUTIFUL.
PLEASE.
THERE YOU GO.
HOLD ON, FRIEND.
LET ME PULL UP YOUR COLLAR.
THERE YOU GO.
NOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
JOSE, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
BUSY.
>> VERY EXCITED.
THIS SOFA!
IMMIGRANTS CAN MAKE IT ON THE "STEPHEN COLBERT SHOW" SOFA,
TOO.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS, IT'S QUITE A MOMENT FOR YOU.
>> QUITE A MOMENT.
>> Stephen: AS PEOPLE KNOW YOU'RE A WORLD-FAMOUS CHEF, BUT
YOU ALSO WANT TO HELP THE WORLD.
EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT "WORLD CENTRAL
KITCHEN" IS AND WHY YOU WANT TO DO IT.
>> LISTEN, CHEFS LIKE ME, WE FEED THE FEW.
BUT EVERY DAY I SEE MY PROFESSION WANTS TO FEED THE
MANY.
SO IT'S VERY SIMPLE WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AFTER A HURRICANE, WHO DO YOU SEND?
DOCTORS.
WHEN YOU NEED TO DO A RECONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERS,
ARCHITECTS.
WHEN YOU NEED TO FEED PEOPLE, WHO SHOULD GO?
COOKS LIKE ME.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND EVERY DAY, WE'RE MORE INVOLVED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: I KNOW-- I KNOW
THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM WENT DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS WITH THE
HURRICANE DORIAN.
HOW IS THE WORK DOWN THERE BEEN GOING?
>> LISTEN, OVER THIS LAST WEEKEND, THE TEAM OF "WORLD
CENTRAL KITCHEN" REACHED TWO MILLION MEALS.
( APPLAUSE )
AND IT'S SUCH A THRILL.
WE WERE-- THE WE MOVED NORTH, AND WE SAW IT WAS GOING TOWARDS
THE BAHAMAS.
THINGS WERE READY IN FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA READY FOR IT.
VERY QUICKLY, WE FUT ON A PLANE, I JOINED THEM, WE LANDED IN
NASA.
WITHIN FIVE DAYS WE REACHED 55,000 MEALS A DAY.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU GET THERE-- OR EVEN BEFORE-- WE SEE
IT ON THE NEWS.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING ON THE GROUND THERE THAT WE ACTUALLY
DON'T SEE?
>> WELL, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS AT THE END OF THE DAY
THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS IS PEOPLE THAT THEY WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO
THEM WHAT THEY NEED.
SOMETIMES WE COME FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND WE TRY TO PROVIDE
THE AID THEY DON'T NEED.
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO THEM, SO THE FIRST THING IS THE PEOPLE.
WE NEED TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY KNOW BEST WHAT THEY
WANT.
( APPLAUSE )
THAT WE DON'T MEET, WE DON'T PLAN.
YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS IN THE BAHAMAS,
NOBODY HAD FOOD AND NOBODY HAD WATER.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO PLAN?
START COOKING AND START BRINGING WATER AND START DELIVERING AS
QUICK AND AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I KNOW EVERYBODY OUT THERE-- PEOPLE OUT THERE
WANT TO HELP.
AND I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM HOW THEY CAN HELP, OTHER THAN, OF
COURSE, BUYING "WHOSE BOAT IS THIS BOAT?."
BECAUSE WE-- YOU GENEROUS PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE TELEVISION
AUDIENCE HAVE BOUGHT THIS BOAT TO HELP SURVIVORS OF DISASTERS
OVER THE LAST YEAR OVER $2 MILLION WITH THE-OUR FRIENDS AT
SIMON & SCHUSTER HAS BEEN RAISE FORWARD DISASTER RELIEF, HALF A
MILLION OF WHICH HAS GONE TO "WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN."
AND I WANT PEOPLE TON YOU HAVE GENEROUSLY RAISED $180,000 FOR
HURRICANE DORIAN RELIEF THROUGH "WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN."
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU CAN DO MORE BY BUYING THE BOOK.
ALL PROFITS-- ALL PROCEEDS, NOT EVEN PROFITS-- GO TO HELP WITH
HURRICANE DORIAN.
WHAT ELSE CAN SEEM DO.
>> wck.org, AND THERE YOU WILL LEARN WHAT WE DO.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU INFORM YOURSELF, THAT YOU LEARN ABOUT
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE YOU TRYING TO HELP.
AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE REALLY DOING
THE WORK THAT THEY ARE PROMISING TO YOU.
MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS.
( APPLAUSE )
GO WITH US OR GO WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU'VE GOT THE NEW BOOK HERE.
IT'S CALLED "VEGETABLES UNLEASHED."
( LAUGHTER )
COOK VEGETABLES.
YOU SAY, "VEGETABLES ARE SEXY," AND, CLEARLY, THE NIGH BOOK IS
TRYING TO GET THAT IDEA ACROSS.
( LAUGHTER )
INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE CARROTS YOU'VE GOT GOING ON
THERE.
>> I'M A MARRIED MAN.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU'RE NOT DEAD.
>> BUT MY WIFE ALLOWS ME RELATIONSHIPS WITH CARROTS, WITH
OTHER VEGETABLES.
I MEAN, THOSE VEGETABLES-- BELIEVE ME, I HAVE A MINI FARM
IN MY HOME, AND I'M FIGHTING THE SQUIRRELS AND RABBITS AND THE
DEER.
AND THESE VEGETABLES TELL ME, "JOSE, WE ONLY WANT TO BE LOVED.
WE ONLY WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO US, SPEND SOME TIME WITH US."
AND THAT'S WHAT I DO.
I GIVE THEM SOME LOVE BACK.
>> Stephen: NOW, HERE'S-- HERE'S-- HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO
FROM ONE OF THE CHAPTERS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WANTED THIS TO BE-- YOU WANTED THIS TO BE THE
COVER OF THE BOOK.
>> THIS WAS VERY CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY CALLED ME WANT--" THE BLUE EYES.
THE VEGETABLES LOVE MY BLI BLUEEYES.
I TELL YOU NOW.
AND I THOUGHT THIS PICTURE WAS SO MUCH ME.
I MEAN, THIS ONE IS, LIKE, I HAVE A LATE-NIGHT SHOW OR
SOMETHING.
( LAUGHTER )
YOURSELF!
>> OH!
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE.
YEAH.
... YOU'RE NOT OFFENDED, RIGHT?
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T INSULT ME.
I HAVE NO REPUTATION TO LOSE.
( LAUGHTER )
I'M A CATHOLIC.
SUNDAY I'LL GO TO MASS AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS.
>> Stephen: ABSOLVEO NOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: THANKSGIVING IS TOMORROW, AND YOU'RE AN
AMERICAN.
YOU'VE LIVED HERE FOR 30 YEARS.
YOU BECAME A CITIZEN IN 2013.
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE TO PEOPLE OUT THERE APPROACHING THE
THANKSGIVING MEAL?
DISTRESS IT FOR THEM.
GIVE THEM SOME ADVICE RIGHT NOW.
>> NUMBER ONE, IF YOU ARE NOT COOK, JUST LIE TO THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE COOKING FOR YOU.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOUR TURKEY IS GOING TO BE DRY.
( LAUGHTER )
TO NOT BE VERY GOOD AND TOO SWEET.
I MEAN, THE GRAVY'S GOING TO BE GUMMY, AND YOU CAN PUT IN THE
SPOON AND IT'S GOING TO HOLD UP.
I MEAN, DO YOUR BEST TO LIE TO THEM.
YOU POCKER FACE.
TELL THEM HOW JUICY IT IS.
WHEN I PRONOUNCE "JUICY" NOBODY UNDERSTANDS ME, SO.
"JUICY."
THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOKE, PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: YOU PRONOUNCED IT TOO WELL.
>> FINALLY I PRONOUNCE ENGLISH WELL!
YEAH.
ALL -- >> Stephen: THERE'S NO HOPE TO
NOT HAVE A DRY TURKEY?
>> NO, THERE'S NO HOPE.
I MEAN-- EVEN IF YOU WATCH ALL THOSE NEWSPAPERS AND THOSE FOOD
NETWORK TYPE OF SHOWS THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT, THEY
ARE LYING TO YOU, PEOPLE.
( LAUGHTER )
FAKE NEWS.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
I MEAN, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS RIGHT.
IT'S A LOT OF FAKE NEWS OUT THERE!
>> Stephen: YES.
IT'S NOT-- BECAUSE IF YOU END UP HAVING A JUICY TURKEY IN THE
PHOTOGRAPH, THAT'S FAKE JUICE.
( LAUGHTER )
BE NICE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DID THEIR BEST.
>> Stephen: JUST SAY, "OH, JOSE ANDRES COULDN'T HAVE DONE
THIS BETTER."
>> I CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE.
HE GAVE ME THE RECIPE PERSONALLY.
BUT IT'S ALL A BIG LIE, PEOPLE, AND YOU KNOW IT.
BUT THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S WHAT FAMILY IS HERE FOR.
>> Stephen: YES, LIE WITH LOVE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK BUT STICK
AROUND BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COOKING DEMO WITH JOSE
ANDRES.
HE'LL TELL YOU WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.