Ratatouille

Episode Summary Erin and Rachel discuss Ratatouille (2007), a Pixar film about a French rat who wants to be a chef. Their discussion includes a fine stew of food politics, meritocracy, and sexism with a garnish of fatphobia. Bon appetit! Episode Bibliography Baker, J. (2005, January 17). Dan Lee . James Baker. Bird, B. [@BradBirdA113]. (2020, July 13). The “Guarantee” was my idea, not Pixar’s. It had zero to do with CARS or HAPPY FEET. It was a [Tweet] . Twitter. Bird, B. (Director). (2007). Ratatouille [Film]. Pixar Animation Studios. Booth, M. (2007, June 27). Oui! A rich foodie treat, with a great view . The Denver Post. Brandes, S., & Anderson, T. (2011). Ratatouille : An animated account of cooking, taste, and human evolution. Ethnos, 76 (3), 277-299. DOI: 10.1080/00141844.2011.569559 Chang, J. (2007, June 18). Film Review: Ratatouille . Variety. Daly, S. (2010). Summer Movie Q&A; Top Chef . EW.com. htps://web.archive.org/web/20100222021712/ Dan Lee (animator) . (n.d.). Wikipedia. Desowitz, B. (2007, April 25). Brad Bird Offers an Early Taste of 'Ratatouille' . Animation World Network. Desowitz, B. (2007, May 11). Ratatouille to Kick Off With 'Big Cheese Tour' . Animation World Network. Dockterman, E. (2020, December 30). How the Ratatouille Musical Went From TikTok Sensation to All-Star Broadway Production . Time. Eric ArtPassion. (2019, December 10). The Making of Ratatouille . YouTube. Estiloz, T. (2007, July 3). Ratatouille: Behind the Scenes at Pixar & Film's Stars Chat . YouTube. Ferguson, P. (2014). Word of mouth: What we talk about when we talk about food . University of California Press. Finn, S.M. (2017). Discriminating taste: How class anxiety created the American food revolution . Rutgers University Press. Gagné, M. (n.d.). Taste Visualization for Pixar's Ratatouille . Gagne International. Gleiberman, O. (2007, July 6). Ratatouille (2007) . Entertainment Weekly. Graser, M. (2007, June 15). Pixar hopes auds find ‘Ratatouille’ tasty . Variety. Hammond, W. (2007, October 8). Ratatouille 2007, directed by Brad Bird | Film review . Time Out. Harrap, C. (2022, April 13). Still in the Dark Ages: Are French Kitchens Sexist? France Today. Harris, D.A., & Giuffre, P. (2015). Taking the heat: Women chefs and gender inequality in the professional kitchen . Rutgers University Press. Hayhurst, D. (2007, August 9). Record breaking ‘Ratatouille’ . Variety. Herhuth, E. (2017). Pixar and the aesthetic imagination: Animation, storytelling, and digital culture . University of California Press. Hill, J. (2007, September 3). Toon Tuesday: Why “Ratatouille” ‘s good-but-not-great box office numbers are now causing problems for Disney’s marketing department . Jim Hill Media. Holzer, L. N. (2007, June 29). Pixar cooks up a story . The Reporter. Lindenfeld, L., & Parasecoli, F. (2016). Feasting our eyes: Food films and cultural identity in the United States . Columbia University Press. The Los Angeles Times. (2007, June 30). Disney faces a challenging stew in trying to sell ‘Ratatouille’ . Chicago Tribune. Nominees & Winners of the 80th Academy Awards . (2013, October 12). The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Noyer, J. (2008, February 28). Jan Pinkava reveals “les ropes” of Ratatouille . Animated Views. Parasecoli, F. (2008). Bite me: Food in popular culture . Bloomsbury Publishing. Phillips, M. (2007, July 15). Movie review: 'Ratatouille' . Metromix. Pixar. (2016a). Behind the Swinging Doors | Ratatouille | Disney•Pixar . YouTube. Pixar. (2016b). Care & Feeding of Your CG Rat | Ratatouille | Disney•Pixar . YouTube. Pixar. (2016c). Something New | Ratatouille | Disney•Pixar . YouTube. Pixar. (2025). Ratatouille . Pixar. Price, D. A. (2009). The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Ratatouille . (n.d.). Box Office Mojo. Ratatouille (film) . (n.d.). Wikipedia. Rea, S. (2007, June 29). You'll smell a . . . terrific 'toon, starring a rat . Philly.com. Rodriguez, R. (2007, June 29). A delightful stew offers a treat for all ages . Miami Herald. Scott, A.O. (2007, June 29). Voilà! A rat for all seasonings. The New York Times. Sublette, C.M., & Martin, J. (2013). Let them eat cake, caviar, organic, and whole foods: American elitism, white trash dinner parties, and diet. Studies in Popular Culture, 36 (1), 221-43.

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Ratatouille is an episode from Deconstructing Disney by Rachel Casey.

This episode is 01:56:12 long.

This episode was published on Apr 2, 2025.

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