The Cooks
The Cooks was an Australian television drama series that ran for one season on Network Ten during the summer of 2004/05. It was a co-production with subscription television and screened on the UKTV channel on Foxtel. It was produced by Penny Chapman and Sue Masters. The directors were Tony Tilse, Ian Gilmour, Brendan Maher and Ian Watson. "The Cooks" was about the love and war involving the staff of two restaurants on the same street. "R&R's Restaurant" was run by chefs Rita and Ruth, with waitress Argentine Carmelita. Across the road at "Snatch and Grab," its  chefs are Gabe and Sachin, who's of Indian descent, with Dishpig at the sink. "The Cooks" was a spin-off of a telemovie called "Temptation," which screened in 2003, starring Colin Friels as Roberto Francobelli. Locations. Most of the exterior scenes were filmed around the inner west areas of Sydney. On the show, the setting of the restaurants was in the suburb of Summer Hill.