A few days before going to watch Disney/Pixar’s new movie UP! (which is a really good movie by the way).  I went through a few of Pixar’s other older movies, including the great food movie called Ratatouille.

The film is about a rat called Remy which has taste for cooking and aspires to become a great chef.  The climax of the movie is where Remy creates a dish based on ratatouille and serves it to the critical food critic, Anton Ego.

Now, I’ve never had ratataouille before, but apparently it’s a simple dish that’s commonly cooked at home in France.  The updated version used in the film was designed by Thomas Keller, a famous chef who owns French Laundry in Yountville, California.  This version is called Confit byaldi, which is made up of sliced vegetables instead of roughly chopped up like in ratatouille.

The resulting dish is a beautiful combination of colours and flavours.  I have yet to get around to making it (since it takes quite a bit of effort) but the recipe is available here from the NY Times.