SOUTH COVENTRY — Sixth-year culinary arts student and graduate Gregory R. Williams decided to thank his family and friends with something very special. He recently hosted a 30-person dinner party at the restaurant where he is executive chef, The Coventry Tea Room in South Coventry, and he served as chef for the event.

Williams, a graduate of the Culinary Arts Institute at Montgomery County Community College, wanted to thank all of the people in his life who helped him to achieve this milestone. He is also a 2009 Center for Arts & Technology Pickering Campus graduate.

“School was always a challenge for me, so when I decided to major in Culinary Arts back in high school, I received a lot of support from my family and friends,” said Williams. “Frequently, I would stay up for hours in the middle of the night cooking and my friends and family would be my test subjects.”