Read the following conversations and see how the new words are used.

[M] This soup is delicious. What culinary secret have you discovered?

[W] It's fennel, an herb I've become accustomed to using lately.

[M]  I also like how it's incorporated into the squash casserole.

[M] There's been a large influx of new chefs recently.

[W] I've noticed that, too. They're demanding large salaries, too.

[M] Good chefs manage to draw customers into restaurants.

[M] How do young people get started in the cooking profession?

[W] Most chefs serve as apprentices under an experienced chef.

[M] Cooking is a good outlet for a certain kind of creativity.

[M] Let's go to Oriental Taste for lunch; the chef there uses Asian cooking methods.

[W] I bow to your expertise. I relinquish to you my option to choose a restaurant.

[M] You'll enjoy yourself. The restaurant has an Asian theme with Asian music and videos.