10/27/2026
The kitchen has always been my safe haven.
I found my way into the kitchen during one of the most difficult times in my life, when my mother was battling cancer and I was facing my own battle with Crohn’s disease. It became my mental and emotional escape.
It doesn’t matter how someone’s road started or how that road is going to end. The kitchen becomes a safe haven, a place where everyone can find solace.
Seeing everyone at NECAT reminded me of where my journey began and why cooking means so much to me.
Thank you, NECAT, for having me and for the incredible work you do to change lives through food.
— Douglass Williams
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