BY ELISABETH ANDREWS Things Leo Cook can do: mix an award-winning cocktail, play the electric washboard, make 50 varieties of Rice Krispies treats, and hug more than 1,000 people within 24 hours. He’s also a plumber’s assistant, a part-time landscaper, a volunteer cook and server at the Shalom Community Center, a volunteer bagger at Bloomingfoods, and a popular emcee for local events like LifeDesigns’ Week of Chocolate and the costume contest at The Bluebird Nightclub. Cook, 46, has strutted his stuff in the Dancing With the Celebrities showcase, raised nearly $1,000 for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard with his Hug-a-Thon, and even cohosted the nationally syndicated The Jenny Jones Show. His day job these days is head caterer at the Showers Inn [...]
