Jose Andres Turns D.C.'s Baseball Stadium Into a Community Kitchen
https://dc.eater.com/2020/4/7/21211857/nationals-park-community-kitchen-jose-andres-world-central-kitchen
World Central Kitchen will prepare thousands of free meals at Nationals Park
The Washington Nationals have teamed up with chef José Andréss global nonprofit to utilize D.C.s empty professional baseball stadium as a place to cook and distribute thousands of free meals to residents in need during the novel coronavirus crisis.
Under its city-owned lease, Nationals Park is supposed to be used for sports and entertainment only, but the city signed off on a plan led by World Central Kitchen and the teams newly established charity arm, Nationals Philanthropies (formerly the Dream Foundation).
Two large kitchens at the park will be used to prepare hot meals that will be delivered to communities by Uber Eats drivers. One facility is typically reserved for suites, catering, and concessions. The other, PNC Diamond Club kitchen, normally makes food for big-ticket fans. Its outfitted with six-burner ranges and all the culinary bells and whistles.
Nationals Philanthropies will work with its community partners to get dinners to public housing in the Navy Yard and Southwest Waterfront neighborhoods as well as the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Fort Dupont. The recipient list is expected to grow with the help of Southwest Waterfront BID, along with people in underserved Ward 7 and Ward 8, and homeless populations from around the city.