"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> "SteveB" <toquerville@zionvistas> wrote in message
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>> How would you define a cook?
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>> I think it is someone who prepares food who:
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> Prepares food as an expression of LOVE for the enjoyment of themselves and
> more importantly, the enjoyment of OTHERS.
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> Dimitri
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Yes, that would be the cook Pete was talking about; may be a pro in a
restaurant or an amateur at home. . A genuine foodie and good host, etc.
Unlike the drone cook that is just holding a job because he needs to earn a
living.