Quote Originally Posted by Tobias Lutz View Post
Joking aside, from what little I have read (emphasis on "little"), I believe it to be a collaborative effort. Like a restaurateur might take the idea for a dish to his chef, naming the primary ingredients he wants to use, and possibly explaining their characteristics that he enjoys from other dishes he may have eaten, and then his chef uses his experience and knowledge to try and bring it to fruition.
That makes and kind of what I assumed.