Can a chef be an artist?

A chef can absolutely be an artist! Have you ever been to a restaurant where the presentation of the food on a plate is so mesmerizing that you don't want to stick your fork in it because it would ruin the beauty? Or, how about when you eat something and you have absolutely no idea what some of the ingredients are but everything just tastes like heaven? My favorite is when two or more ingredients that you never thought in a million years should be pared together, are and then it tastes amazing. I don't think a normal person, or a normal chef for that matter could come up with some of these food combinations. Only a artist could.