Gratitude. That’s the word that comes to mind when we reflect on Men Who Cook 2026 this past weekend. What an unbelievab...

Gratitude.

That’s the word that comes to mind when we reflect on Men Who Cook 2026 this past weekend. What an unbelievable experience. Let me count the ways…

To The SECU Family House, we applaud you, not just for an exceptional evening bursting with great food, laughter, and community, but for your mission to provide comfort and care to any and everyone when the moment feels just so colossal to confront. We are grateful for you. Raising $195k for this mission is no small feat. Bravo.

To my Smoke Revival brothers, what an honor to know that when we call, you jump in, you pour yourselves into it, you show up, and show out. I’ve come to expect nothing less. You guys are unrivaled, not just in the food, but in the way you conduct your business and treat people. I’m proud to be your friend.

To my guy Yev, thanks for jumping in feet first when I agreed to do this and needed a wing man. Love you buddy!

To the ladies behind us who support us, encourage us, and push us, we love and appreciate you!

And to the Brouwerij DuBois family around us who donated, wished us luck, bought tickets, showed up, cheered us on, and always believed in us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

We raised $2,416 this year. We intend to smash that next year.

We were also honored to win 2nd Place in the “People’s Choice” category, for receiving the second most Tip Chips during the event.

But the big prize of the night was ours y’all! Each attendee gets exactly one Crowd Pleaser chip to give to the team that they thought blew it out of the water. We won that category going away!

So yea, thank you. All of you. We love you and we are just over the moon.

PS - Every celebration should conclude with Underbergs!

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