Spent a ton of money today, well, not exactly my money...

Traveled all the way to Vivo, just to watch Ratatouille, and have dinner. The movie was good, the animations were smooth and the deliveries were funny. All in all, it was the sort of feel good, heartwarming sort of movie that's for the whole family. [I sound like some advertiser... blah]

Remy, a rat with a keen sense of smell, who desires to be something more than just a scavenger. He wants to cook, to create new tastes and flavors. He taught himself to read and watches Gusteau's cooking show to learn how to cook.

An accident lands him right into Gusteau's restaurant, which has been taken over by a sous-chef, Skinner, after his death, due to a harsh review by Ego. He sees Linguini, who comes knocking for a job, with a letter from his deceased mother. He is given a dirty job, as garbage boy. Afterwards, Skinner finds out that Linguini is actually Gusteau's illegitimate son, from the letter, and tries all ways not to let him inherit the restaurant.

Remy and Linguini manage to work out a plan; in which Remy cooks, while Linguini... looks human... well, a human puppet anyway, since Remy is responsible for the delicious food that Linguini appears to cook.

Gusteau's becomes famous once again, thanks to Remy. And Linguini inherits the restaurant as Remy finds the relevant documents that Skinner tried to hide. A pissed off Skinner tries to ruin Gusteau's. Meanwhile, Ego has come calling.

Under some very terrible conditions, almost everything falls to pieces. Remy and Linguini fight, the other chefs leave because of Remy, even Colette, though she does return, after remembering Gusteau's motto: Anyone can cook.

Anyway, all ends well, as Ego loves the food that Remy and his clan prepares. But Skinner and the health inspector managed to closed down the 'rat-infested' restaurant, so Linguini and Remy opens a bistro aptly named Ratatouille. Ego lost his job and reputation as a critic because he praised a rat-infested restaurant, but seemed happy at his new job... so yeah, everything ends nicely.

Onto our dinner next!

We spend nearly $200 on dinner! At Aji by Hanabi, this Japanese restaurant. And it was just magnificent. I haven't had Japanese cuisine for quite some time, a few months, if I'm not wrong. Aji had great food, the sashimi was brilliant, bursting in flavor just in your mouth, sliding down smoothly, leaving behind no unpleasant aftertaste. The meat were soft and chewy, not overcooked, and the fried/grilled stuff were crispy and warm, very fresh. My only pet peeve was that many stuff were too salty, especially because I don't really take salty food. The tea was not the usual watered down drink given at those lower end restaurants, and definitely not from a tea bag. It was brewed with tea leaves, and had this distinct flavor. Definitely worth the money, especially because I wasn't the one paying for it. Heh.

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