From anthology Distant Planes, Wizards of the Coast, first publication 1995.

"Chef's Surprise" is the origin story of The Underground Cookbook and its author, Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar, first referred to in the flavor text of the card Granite Gargoyle.

There are some interesting posts about this book, among them these two: The Throat Wolf card and what I did with it in The Cookbook and this description of Asmor(...), which is a summary of my story.

And Vincent? I named the Lord of the Pit Vincent as a tribute to Mr. Price, of course.

Scroll to the end of my bibliography to see some of my favorite fan artwork for this story.