Auguste Gusteau is a supporting character in the Disney•Pixar's 2007 animated feature film Ratatouille. He was an acclaimed chef and the owner of Gusteau's, a five-star restaurant in Paris, France. After losing one of his stars to a scathing review by food critic Anton Ego, Gusteau died of a broken heart, which led to the loss of another star. An imaginary version of the chef endured in the mind of Remy, an aspiring rat chef for whom Gusteau was an inspiration.
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What is the name of the five-star restaurant owned by Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille?
Auguste Gusteau, the chef from Ratatouille, owned a renowned restaurant named Gusteau's. It was a prestigious culinary spot in Paris, where Remy, the ratatouille chef, aspired to cook. However, the five-star rating is a misnomer as Parisian restaurants are rated by Michelin, which awards up to three stars.
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How did Auguste Gusteau, the chef from Ratatouille, die?
The acclaimed chef from Ratatouille, Auguste Gusteau, passed away from a broken heart following a severe critique by food critic Anton Ego, which resulted in his Parisian five-star restaurant, Gusteau's, losing a star. Gusteau's legacy lived on in the imagination of Remy, an aspiring rat chef who held Gusteau in high esteem.
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Who was the food critic responsible for the loss of Gusteau's star rating in Ratatouille?
Anton Ego, a renowned food critic, wrote a negative review of Gusteau's restaurant, causing it to lose a star. This incident deeply impacted the chef from Ratatouille, Gusteau, leading to his death and a further star loss for the restaurant.
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What role does Auguste Gusteau play in the mind of Remy, the rat chef in Ratatouille?
In Ratatouille, Auguste Gusteau serves as an inspiration for Remy, the rat chef. Gusteau, an acclaimed chef and owner of a five-star Parisian restaurant, exists in Remy's mind as an imaginary guide. Under Gusteau's influence, Remy realizes his dream of becoming a head chef at the La Ratatouille bistro in Paris.
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Role in the film[]
He was a renowned and extremely talented chef who wrote the bestseller Anyone Can Cook and founded the restaurant Gusteau's, which merited five stars. His personal motto is that "anyone can cook", and was prone to producing recipes with unusual flairs. He was the youngest chef in history to obtain a five-star restaurant, and was among one of the finest chefs worldwide. However, the book was not enough to keep the business going so frozen foods were sold in order to make up for the loss. The frozen ingredients were served in the restaurant, causing the quality of the restaurants food to drop.
One night, France's top food critic Anton Ego came, ordering something normal. He was served something that he would buy at a grocery store, which offended him. As a result, he gave the restaurant an insulting review which led to the loss of a star from the restaurant. The review made Gusteau brokenheartedly realize that he was no longer the great chef that he once was. He fell into a deep depression and he died shortly afterwards, which, according to tradition, resulted in the loss of another rating, meriting the restaurant three stars. Gusteau's ownership of the restaurant was handed over to his sous chef Skinner, who was not exactly faithful to his boss' ideals. He later appears as Remy's guide, leading him to his restaurant.
It is later revealed that Alfredo Linguini is really the son of Gusteau. He is the son of Renata Linguini, with whom Gusteau once shared a romantic relationship. Linguini later acquires the restaurant after Remy informs him of this discovery and the demeaning cheap frozen food line Skinner had, that was exploiting the late Chef's likeness was halted.
Unfortunately, Skinner tries to sabotage Linguini's attempts to please returning customer Anton Ego by kidnapping Remy. In Gusteau's final appearance to Remy, he talks to Remy in Remy's cage. Remy thinks he has been pretending to be things he is not, but Gusteau tells him that he never was. Uplifted by these words, Remy is freed and rushes to Linguini's aid, and the two succeed in impressing Ego. Despite the eventual shut down of the restaurant due to a rat infestation, Gusteau's legacy lives on in Linguini and Remy, as they cook astounding meals in a new restaurant named La Ratatouille.
Trivia[]
His first name and surname are anagrams of each other, with "Au" being first, and "Guste" being last. Also, in French, "au guste [de...]" means "tasting like [...]", while "gusteau" may come from the Italian "gustoso", which translates to "tasty".
Gusteau and Renata are the first parents in Disney to have a child out of wedlock.
In the original screenplay, Gusteau was still alive, but Brad Bird concluded there were too many stories to tell and decided Gusteau would be dead. However, he does still speak to Remy as his "conscience". When Remy asks how a man can communicate with a rat, Auguste admits that he is a figment of Remy's imagination and it is Remy's mind that is channeling him from the great beyond.
The character has some parallels to the real chef, Ettore Boiardi. He too was a respected cook in his day, but his reputation and legacy would later be sullied by the Chef Boyardee brand, a line of cheap, canned pasta he started and later sold to corporate interests. The film even makes a direct reference of how Anton Ego dismissing Gusteau's restaurant to having the same culinary value as that exact food brand.
While some people consider Gusteau despairing over Ego's negative review to be an overreaction, in France, cuisine is a highly competitive form of art.
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