To Skinner's amusement, Linguini served him and Ego a simple dish of ratatouille but is surprised when Ego likes it. To get revenge on both of them, he captures Remy and intends on forcing him to create a new line of frozen foods, while attending the restaurant in disguise to see Linguini fail miserably and endure another scathing review from Anton Ego. Skinner spies on Linguini and eventually discovers that Remy is the cook. Linguini later cancels the frozen food line altogether, as it was smearing Gusteau's image. Remy discovered this fact and gave it to Linguini so that he may assume his rightful place as owner. He loses the restaurant to Alfredo Linguini when it comes out that Linguini is the son of the dead chief. He becomes even more determined when he sees Linguini making contact with Remy on numerous occasions, suspecting that Linguini is scheming in the kitchen.

However, they become rivals when Skinner learns that Linguini is Gusteau's biological son, and is determined to keep Linguini from discovering this fact. Suspicious, Skinner forces Linguini to make it again believing it is all a fluke.Īfter Linguini and Remy team up, they successfully recreate the soup and impress Skinner. He is shocked when Linguini makes a soup that night that impresses a food critic that just happened to be at the restaurant, although it was Remy who cooked it in secret. Skinner reluctantly hires Linguini to work at the restaurant as the plongeur (garbage boy) when he learns that Linguini's mother, Renata, with whom Gusteau was close, requested that Linguini get the job before her recent death. This line comprised of several different foreign foods like chicken, haggis, burritos, ribs, and corn dogs to appease overseas markets, with Gusteau as its image to woo buyers. Skinner did not hold Gusteau's ideals in the highest regard and was more interested in personal profit from his line of Chef Gusteau Frozen Foods. In Gusteau's will, it was stated that Skinner would inherit Gusteau's business interests if no heir appeared within two years after the latter's death. He was sous-chef under Gusteau but became the head chef after Gusteau's death. He is also head chef/CEO of the famous restaurant Gusteau's.

When he discovers Remy and eventually captures him, Skinner forces Remy to create his frozen foods for him. Skinner is also bent on claiming the restaurant as his when Auguste Gusteau had no heir. Chef Skinner is shown to hate rats very much and feels the need to act tough.

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