I have just joined CRO and I am very impressed by the content and quality and experience of its members. I have been experimenting and cooking curries and other Asian dishes for many years. I started learning with Leon Petit (a famous French chef in India), Mrs Balbir Singh and so on. My profession has been IT for most of my working life (now semi-retired), but I was trained in cooking by my Father who was a chef. My wife and I now run an Asian catering business supplying trade and private customers, and thankfully we do not run a take-away! I look forward to learning more techniques (isn't that what it is all about) and recipes from you all, and it will be great to share information.