IT WAS RATATOUILLE, the southern-French compote of eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onions and peppers, that taught me the meaning of “umami.” I didn’t know the word as a 10-year-old first encountering ...

Summer promises a bounty of sun-kissed vegetables — a cornucopia of tomatoes, peppers, squash and eggplant that beg to be put to use. This is not a problem. The trick is to lean in and rely upon ...

In the movie “Ratatouille,” it was a simple peasant dish that won over the snooty food critic, Anton Ego. One bite, and he was transported to his mother’s countryside kitchen in Provence. A melange of ...

Ratatouille is a classic French dish that capitalizes on fresh summer produce, such as eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Sometimes served as a stew, the vegetables are soft (not mushy) and basking in a ...

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“Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.” So goes the personal mantra of the late celebrity chef Auguste Gusteau, whose disembodied spirit materializes — Jiminy Cricket–style — to guide ...

Spoiler warning: In the final moments of Pixar’s summer hit, Ratatouille, adorable rat chef Remy prepares an ethereal version of the movie’s namesake dish that wows stodgy restaurant critic Anton Ego.