Colette returns (after remembering Gusteau's motto: "Anyone can cook") and Linguini, feeling hope, starts waiting the tables expertly on roller-skates. Linguini serves Ego the ratatouille Remy has prepared for him. The meal takes Ego back to his childhood,

where a frantic Linguini apologizes and asks Remy back to help. Linguini then reveals the truth about Remy to the staff, resulting in a mass walk-out by the disbelievers; Colette later returns after recalling Gusteau's motto: Anyone can cook."

Food critic Anton Ego arrives with a challenge for the restaurant, and Colette prepares only to discover that Linguini had no ability to cook. When Linguini defends Remy, Colette listens to his claim that the rat is the real cook.

Linguini was about to drop Remy but desists, noticing that Remy could understand him talking. Linguini quickly figures out that he can not cook, while Remy can. Linguini releases him, and takes Remy into his apartment.

Upon reading the document between the relationship between Linguini and Gusteau, and learning that Linguini is Gusteau's son, Remy escapes from Chef Skinner with the document in his mouth and tries to return to the rat clan to ask Linguini being Gusteau's son,

After his lawyer verifies that Linguini is Gusteau's heir, Skinner hides the evidence in an envelope, but Remy finds it, escapes, and shows it to Linguini, The restaurant continues to thrive, and Linguini and Colette develop a budding romance, leaving Remy feeling left out.

Remy serves a simple peasant dish, ratatouille (a play on words and the title namesake) which is so brilliant it takes Ego to childhood memory of his mother cooking. When he requests to see the chef, Linguini and Colette tell him to wait until after the customers have gone.

Remy serves a simple peasant dish, ratatouille (a play on words and the title namesake) which is so brilliant it takes Ego to his childhood memory of his mother cooking. When he requests to see the chef, Linguini and Colette tell him to wait until after the customers have gone.

Both Linguini and Remy are unaware that Skinner has been spying on Linguini and Skinner secretly takes some Linguini's hairs for his lawyer to examine due to the fact that Linguini is Gusteau's son and the owner of the restaurant. This wouls challenge Skinner's hopes to continue his new frozen food line used in Gusteau's image.

Both Linguini and Remy are unaware that Skinner has been spying on Linguini and Skinner secretly takes some Linguini's hairs for his lawyer to examine due to the fact that Linguini is Gusteau's son and the owner of the restaurant. This would challenge Skinner's hopes to continue his new frozen food line used in Gusteau's image.

Food critic Anton Ego, whose previous negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will dine at the restaurant. After Linguini takes credit for Remy's press conference, he and Remy have a falling out.

Food critic Anton Ego, whose previous negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will dine at the restaurant. After Linguini takes credit for Remy's cooking at a press conference, he and Remy have a falling out.

Linguini heads to the river to drown Remy. But Linguini halts and realizes that Remy is the creator of the soup and asks if Remy could help him recreate it. Linguini frees Remy but Remy escapes. However, Remy returns to Linguini, realizing that he can't let him down and that he saved him from drowning.

When closing hour has struck, Linguini reveals Remy. Ego initially believes it to be a jest, but after hearing Linguini explain, viewing Remy perfectly recreate the dish and asking an occasional question, he thanks them for the meal and leaves quietly.

Food critic Anton Ego, whose previous negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will review the restaurant again the following day. After Linguini takes credit for Remy cooking at a press confrence, he and Remy have a falling out.

Food critic Anton Ego, whose previous negative review of the restaurant indirectly led to Gusteau's death, announces to Linguini that he will review the restaurant again the following day. After Linguini takes credit for Remy cooking at a press confrence, he and Remy have a falling out.