You know, though, that a serious cook lives there the minute you walk into the spacious, modern kitchen.

"We want a store for serious cooks and not just vegetarians," he said in an interview at that time.

A serious cook can spend a hundred dollars on a single pan.

Rachel, whom I never knew to be a serious cook, was a bit tense, as any host is, but quite convivial.

It was not equipped by a serious cook.

These mini-kitchen units have many advantages, but they are often lost on the serious cook.

Tough and stain-resistant, it is more than a match for serious cooks.

You can't possibly see yourself as a serious cook.

Several weeks ago, a friend gently suggested that serious cooks spend entirely too much time thinking about the Thanksgiving turkey.

The regulars - the serious cooks - swarmed around these new vegetables like bees.