Ratatouille!

I would just like to thank Disney and Pixar for creating a little rat named Remy. Ratatouille is a great children's film about a rat whose life goal is to be a chef. He teams up with an uncoordinated waiter at a french restaurant to become the greatest chef in all of France. Through all of his hardships and let- downs, Remy succeeds and his specialty dish become Ratatouille. Now I for one did not know that ratatouille was a real dish, I just thought of it as a funny play on words. To my surprise, when I was gazing over the menu at High Cotton restaurant in Charleston, SC I found what I thought had been a mythical creation. Ratatouille!

I obviously had to try it because I was so intrigued and elated that this was real. It was also a dish that was right up my alley when it comes to food I like. It is a vegetable dish including tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, onions, and green herbs. The veggies are sautéed together and placed in a layered pattern around the plate. It is usually served with rice or pasta. At High Cotton it was by itself with corn bread on the side. Delish! I am so glad I loved it because all of the hype I was giving it was a little embarrassing being that it came from that little rat named Remy.