| Culinary artist
Chicago's loss has been Parsons' gain. Native son Taylor McCoskey has been putting the skills he learned at Chicago's Le Cordon Bleu culinary school and a four-star Italian restaurant to use at The Breakfast Nook and Bakery. For the past couple weeks, The Breakfast Nook has been open from 6 to 8 p.m. Fridays for dinner and McCoskey develops a three- to four-item menu of traditional Italian dishes. Owner Lee Ellis said the dinners have been so successful, the restaurant will start serving dinner Saturdays starting this week. "It's a nice additive. It's something special that we wanted to do for the town," Ellis said. "It's really paid off. A lot of people like it." McCoskey said he starts planning his meal early in the week and reads cookbooks for inspiration.
BREAKING: Probation for man who tried to steal law school test
A would-be attorney who hatched an elaborate scheme to cheat his way into a better law school will serve five years of probation, a Bucks County judge in Doylestown ruled Friday. Kevin B. Siangchin, 30, of North Plainfield, N.J., must remain in mental health treatment while under the court�s supervision. County Judge Jeffrey Finley said it�s lucky for those who could have been Siangchin�s future clients that he got caught. �The best thing for the legal profession is that you will not become a lawyer,� Finley said, before sentencing Siangchin. �You could have caused serious injury to people if you were acting on their behalf. Someone who does such an act should never, ever practice law.� Siangchin pleaded guilty in June to trying to bribe employees at the Law School Admissions Council, a Newtown Township law school prep service, to sell him an advance copy of the Law School Admission Test, which the council administers, for $5,000.
Local award-winning pitmaster perfects barbecue
Amy Anderson had a winning recipe right from the start.The first time the Olympia native took her barbecue cooking on the competition circuit, she won Washington state's grand championship. That meant she earned high scores in all four barbecue categories: chicken, ribs, pork shoulder and brisket.Anderson was in her mid-20s at the time, when female pitmasters were even more rare than they are today.Many other awards followed: Anderson has earned grand championships in Arizona, California and Nevada and at international competitions in Canada and Ireland."I was pretty lucky right off the get-go," said Anderson, 39, who opened South Sound's Ranch House BBQ restaurant with co-founder Melanie Tapia three years ago.And where barbecue is concerned, that luck has continued.A 1986 Olympia High School graduate, Anderson grew up cheering on her mother, Judy, who also competed on the barbecue circuit.
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