"In 2010, Jose Andres taught 16-year-old brain cancer patient David Pearson how to make this paella to incorporate more vegetables into his diet. ""That was the beginning of a friendship that gave me more than I gave to David,"" Andres said. When Pearson passed away in 2012, the first meal they made together became the dish that Andres made for Pearson's loved ones at the celebration of his life."