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CHAT WITH BRAD

In today's Tribune Flavor section, you'll find my interview with film director Brad Bird, whose animated movie "Ratatouille" comes out on Friday.

We chatted about the technical challenges that come with trying to animate food, something that everyone in the audience is judging as real or fake, all while watching a pretty absurd tale of a rat who wants to be a chef.

Here are some outtakes from that interview.