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 ...

Traditional ratatouille vegetables are coated in a flavor-packed sauce, roasted to perfection on a single sheet pan, and then ...

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 ...

French cooking sounds fancy, but a lot of classic dishes are way simpler than people expect. You don't need special tools or ...

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 ...

“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.