I love cooking – and this movie made me want to stay up all night and make a hundred different awesome soups.

I didn’t. But it was a great movie. It was like a feature-length version of Sebastian in the French Chef’s kitchen from Little Mermaid, if Sebastian was a rat, and if he actually liked the kitchen.

From IMDB:

Ratatouille (2007)
Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris, only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant’s new garbage boy, the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy’s family’s skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans

The movie was so good, I’ll probably bring it home so family can “borrow” it

Interestingly, From Wikipedia:

The word Ratatouille comes from “touiller,” which means to toss food. Ratatouille originated in the area around present day Nice. It was originally a poor farmer’s dish, prepared in the summer with fresh summer vegetables. The original Ratatouille Niçoise did not contain eggplant (which would not have been available during the same time period as the other vegetables used). Instead, it used only zucchini (courgettes), tomatoes, green and red peppers (bell peppers), onion, and garlic. The dish known today as ratatouille adds aubergine (eggplant) to that mixture.
French ratatouille is usually served as a side dish, but also may be served as a meal on its own (accompanied by rice, potatoes, or simple French bread). It is most often a lunch dish. Tomatoes are a key ingredient, with garlic, onions, zucchini (courgettes), eggplant (aubergine), bell peppers (poivron), some herbes de Provence, and sometimes basil and/or potatoes. All the ingredients are sautéed lightly in olive oil. (more…)

On a side note, due to a computer problem involving a leopard, I have unfortunately lost Kochen mit Gustav Episodes II and III

Yes, Gustav, we know you have a long, white beard.

Anyway, not to worry. Most of you have already seen it. We will continue making Gustav episodes and I will post them here. Don’t forget to comment on our posts though! That’s what keeps us posting.

Tchus!

- gav