Fried chicken: How to fry chicken right
If you're a late-lunch eater, you may be missing out on some of the best fried chicken in Little Rock. Every Wednesday at the Capital Bar and Grill, chef Zach Pullam and his crew fry around 60 pounds of yardbird for the restaurant's daily lunch special. The fryer starts around 1o a.m.
A Chattanooga City Court judge on Wednesday deferred to state regulators, saying The Pet Company in Hamilton Place can get its pets back and resume selling them if the Tennessee Department of Agriculture allows the store to keep its operating license.
City regulators with the McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center, who raided the store June 15 and accused it of 90 violations tied to the city's code on animal cruelty, said Judge Sherry Paty's ruling "confused them."
McKamey Executive Director Karen Walsh said the city, just like the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, has the authority to license local pet stores. She said she has "no idea" if Judge Paty will rule with regard to allegations that the store violated codes specific to Chattanooga.
The Wednesday ruling led at least one angry person associated with McKamey to send an e-mail to various media outlets stating that the judge actually "dismissed" all local charges against The Pet Company, something Judge Paty told the Chattanooga Times Free Press is not accurate.
Clarifying her actions, Judge Paty said an administrative hearing Monday in Nashville with the Department of Agriculture will determine whether the state will revoke the store's license.
Contrary to McKamey's assertion, she said the state has the power ultimately to regulate how the store does business and to issue its license to operate.
If the state does not revoke the store's license, Judge Paty said, "I'm not going to oppose the ruling" and all the animals will be returned to The Pet Company.
Judge Paty further stated that she based her ruling on the fact that The Pet Company already is in the process of correcting many of its violations to local code, including fixing the store's air conditioning and replacing faulty equipment that housed the pets.
For now, most of the dogs seized in the raid remain under McKamey's care, but other animals such as hamsters have been returned.
Ms. Walsh said Wednesday she will be in Nashville for the administrative hearing and that McKamey still has a vested interest in seeing the store punished for the alleged violations that put the animals at risk.
"Our concern is that we want to make sure the animals are being provided proper care," Ms. Walsh said.