What is Gusteau's famous motto?

Gusteau’s famous motto is “Anyone can cook.”

The phrase comes from Auguste Gusteau’s cookbook, which inspires Remy’s ambition to become a chef. Gusteau is remembered as a celebrated French culinary figure whose restaurant became famous for imaginative cooking and a high standard of preparation. His motto presents cooking as a creative possibility rather than a talent reserved for an elite few.

The story gives the slogan a deeper meaning through Remy, a rat with an unusually sensitive sense of smell and a genuine passion for food. Although Remy cannot work openly in a human kitchen, he demonstrates that creativity and dedication can come from unexpected places.

“Anyone can cook” is sometimes paraphrased as “anyone can be a chef,” but the film’s wording is more precise. It does not promise that everyone has identical skill; instead, it argues that anyone may discover a capacity for cooking and creative expression.