Sam Chapple-Sokol
Senior Editorial DirectorI’ve worked with Chef José Andrés, José Andrés Group, and World Central Kitchen for years - from the first time he taught at George Washington University (see Projects) to when he (twice!) hosted Le Club des Chefs des Chefs (see About) to the present. I currently write for, with, and about José and his restaurants as Senior Editorial Director.
I produce the Substack newsletter Longer Tables — subscribe to it!
Do you like comics? In 2026, I project managed a new series of comics with Marvel Comics called Meals to Astonish, working closely with the EIC of Marvel Comics and the Marvel team to produce food-focused comics. In 2025 I worked with DC Comics to produce Taste of Justice #3 featuring Aquaman. In 2023, I helped create and launch José’s graphic novel Feeding Dangerously, co-authored by Steve Orlando and published by TKO.
I also managed the process for guest-editing The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2026.
I’m also (of course) proud to have co-authored the New York Times-bestselling World Central Kitchen Cookbook, published by Clarkson Potter, which won the 2024 James Beard Award for best international cookbook. I worked with dozens of chefs from WCK, along with supporters like Michelle Obama, Ayesha Curry, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, Reem Assil, Emeril Lagasse, and Tyler Florence (among others!).
I’ve volunteered with WCK responding to a volcano in St. Vincent, Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas, and wildfires and earthquakes across California.
In 2019, I project managed the best-selling cookbook Vegetables Unleashed, co-authored with Matt Goulding. It was a pretty big dill.
I curated José’s 2023 Apple Maps Guide “Where José Andrés Eats in Spain (great knowledge if you’re planning a trip!)
I’ve also worked with José on these stories and many, many others:
Chef José Andrés Invites Us Over For Paella, Bon Appétit, 2026
José Andrés’s New Cookbook Is the Ultimate Love Letter to Spain, Garden & Gun, 2026
The Best Advice a Boss Ever Gave Me, The Wall Street Journal, 2023
José Andrés: The man who created an army of first responders, BBC, 2023
We Have a Food Crisis Unfolding Out of Sight, New York Times Op-Ed, 2020
On the Border with José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, Food & Wine, February 2019
2018 Travel Vanguard, AFAR Travel, October 2018
No Man is an Island, but José Andrés Helped Feed One, Bon Appétit, September 2018
Culinary King, Sous Vide Magazine, Fall/Winter 2018
Recipe for Relief, National Geographic Traveler, August/September 2018
Building Bridges: The Spirit of Tapas, Spain Arts & Culture, Fall/Winter 2017
José Andrés’ Ultimate Guide to Spain, Food & Wine, September 2017
Líderes de opinión, Mundo Empresarial, Summer 2017
A Summer Tradition That’s as American as Apple Pie, Cooking Light, June 2017
Last Word With José Andrés, Modern Farmer, June 2017
José Andrés Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump, Town & Country, May 2017
Six Questions on Inequality, Aspen Institute, March 2017
This is me celebrating minibar by josé andrés’s two-michelin
star win in 2017. Admittedly looking a little too smug.
(photo by Rey Lopez)
star win in 2017. Admittedly looking a little too smug.
(photo by Rey Lopez)