A competing story claims a Virginia state legislator's chef invented the recipe in 1828 on a hunting expedition.

The chef, Ferran Adrià, like Willy Wonka, invents food that most people couldn't even imagine.

And the chef, Rocco DiSpirito, had invented an exciting menu.

Some chefs invent their own fat-free thickeners.

Suddenly, chefs were inventing waterless meals.

Successful chefs like Thomas Keller invent restaurants and the dishes they offer--and are then rewarded for having the good taste to make precisely what we like.

Our chef invented the European style of Indian food.

With chefs all over town inventing new ways to use foie gras, Petrossian's straightforward slice seems rather plain.

Asian cuisines do not really recognize dessert, so chefs in the United States must invent.

"I'd make bechamel, grind up the stuffing for the cappelletti, and chop onions," said Miss Huberman, who also watched the chef invent dishes from leftovers.