1.   TWO British housewives beat hundreds of professional cooks to pick up first and second prizes in the Indian Chef of the Year contest.

2.   ----- Independent television producer GEOFFREY DRUMMOND came up with the concept for two series in which Child cooked alongside professional cooks.

3.   But as any professional cook will tell you, cooking is about techniques, not recipes.

4.   Four sheets will jell two cups of liquid, although some professional cooks use three sheets, for a less firm texture.

5.   Hilowitz is optically obsessed, poring over his trifocals and eye charts with a passion that professional cooks reserve for rare shipments of fatty tuna.

6.   In fact, professional cooks seem somehow averse to serving leeks on their own, and instead use them more often as an aromatic.

7.   Insulted by food writers, condemned by professional cooks, canned soup as an ingredient is nevertheless here to stay.

8.   It helps to have a professional cook as a guide in the markets, but even without one the market sights are worth a visit.

9.   Professional cooks listen to Wolfert.

10.   Some professional cooks here and abroad cook pork less than that.