Douglas Katz is a West Point graduate, a disabled Army veteran, and a culinary enthusiast (also known as a foodie.) Douglas, like many other people who suffer from limited mobility, struggled to use kitchen utensils that require upper extremity strength. Aided by an army of friends and military veterans, Doug retreated to his workshop to invent a new type of kitchen knife, the first in a series of “adaptive” kitchen products he plans to introduce. Doug is building a cutting-edge company (pun intended) dedicated to radical innovation and inclusive kitchen design. It’s happening and it’s happening right now, with roving reporter Rotbart and you.

 

The WIKIPEDIA Treasure Chest won’t take you to Wikipedia today. Instead, it will give you a glimpse into the life Jean Vounder-Davis, the woman who was a good friend of Elaine Steinbeck, John Steinbeck’s wife. It shouldn’t surprise you that a Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning author like Steinbeck counted several famous authors among his friends. – Indy