But nothing a chef could concoct was as weird as seeing samples of chocolate cheese alongside the smoked fish at the Royal Baltic Smoked Fish booth.

The chefs, Roberto Treviño and Edwin Rolland, have concocted a "Latinasian" menu whose Spanglish underlines its hybrid concept.

French day-care centers that cater to toddlers employ chefs to concoct what certainly sound like gastronomic extravaganzas.

Some chefs are even concocting sweetened mint-raspberry vinaigrette served over fruit salads or desserts.

The chefs, Rafael López, 26, and Francisco Furio, 19, concoct a new menu every three months.

Rather than watching a perfectly good mutton bird or, say, sheep's testicle go to waste, those first chefs concocted stews and puddings and gamy kebabs for about 2,000 festivalgoers.

I watched, fascinated, as the reigning chef, Masahiko Kobe, concocted a pasta dish with garlic and banana.

Then why not head to the wild where, according to this countdown special, the Top 10 chefs in the animal kingdom are concocting some pretty tasty meals.

What these chefs are concocting are tart, lemony beverages that easily rival the French ideal.

Everywhere, chefs have concocted tantalizing dishes using everything from truffles and caviar to eels and alligators.