~Ratatouille~

Serving: One portion of Ratatouille (Ra-ta-too-ee)

Chefs: Disney/Pixar

Verdict: D-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s

Its Disney-Pixar's latest and following on legends like Incredibles, Cars, Ants, Toy Story and what not, it doesn't disappoint in the least. The movie is about a rat, Remy who aspires to be a chef and is excellent at it, being inspired from the legendary chef, Gusteau who claims and writes a book "Anyone can cook", but recently died from the heartbreak of losing a star on the ratings. Remy is a cut above the rest of the rats.. he smells, identifies and relishes tastes and smells. He discovers the true culinary delights when he mixes a piece of strawberry and a slice of cheese. And thats when he knows that he has to be a chef. Through a mixup he arrives at Gusteaus own restaurant and thats when he realizes that he is in the culinary capital of the world, Paris.

Through a quirk of fate he is thrown together with the garbage boy at Gusteau's, Linguini who was trying to ruin a soup even as Remy glorified it and the former claimed all the credit quite unknowingly. The chef there is a sultry, selfish French man who looks forward to taking over the restaurant as Gusteau had no heir (till he discovers that Linguini is the son of Gusteau, a fact that Linguini himself doesnt know). Remy and Linguini reach an interesting arrangement where the rat sits under the chef's hat and puppets his hands into making some of the most delicious range of delicacies that anyone's ever tasted. The reputation of the restaurant improves phenomenally and the critics rave about the place, all thanks to the golden hands of Linguini who falls in love with the Sous chef, Collete. When asked for his inspiration, he shamelessly attributes it to his new-found love while the rat is thoroghly pissed. But ofcourse.

So the movie continues. There's a complication towards the end as the celebrated critic Anton Ego threatens to shut the restaurant down if it doesnt meet his exceptionally high standards. The movie is funny though not downright hilarious. The animations are brilliant. The comic timing great and the theme, ingenious. Who'd have thought that the unlikely combination of a rat and a chef would make for such a fantastic movie? Its absolutely yummy and the scenes are fantastic. If you are an animated movie fan, even remotely, this is a must-watch. Truly delectable for the right palate. Ok ok.. sorry for all the food puns... it is irresistably mouthwatering even with rats in it!!!