What is the name of the human chef who partners with Remy?

The human chef who partners with Remy is Alfredo Linguini.

Linguini begins Ratatouille as the restaurant’s inexperienced garbage boy rather than as a trained chef. After he is caught tampering with a soup, Remy realizes that Linguini can provide the human hands needed to cook in a professional kitchen. Remy then guides Linguini by pulling his hair from beneath his toque, creating the illusion that Linguini has culinary talent.

Their partnership becomes the film’s central practical relationship. Linguini learns kitchen discipline from Colette while relying on Remy’s palate, creativity, and precise control. The arrangement is initially secret because a rat in a restaurant kitchen would cause immediate outrage and likely endanger Remy.

Linguini is sometimes confused with other kitchen characters. Colette Tatou is the chef who trains him and later becomes his romantic partner; Skinner is Gusteau’s former sous-chef and antagonist; Horst is another member of the kitchen staff. Linguini is the human collaborator who works directly with Remy.