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.
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.