Caution: If you get to see CHEF eat before you go.
Chef is the story of an L.A. chef who runs a restaurant for the owner (Dustin Hoffman) and thinks he controls the menu. A famous food critic is visiting and the owner requires him to cook the same menu and don't try anything new. Result is bad review, a major Twitter Melt-down, viral videos and the Chef quits.
Then the story unfolds: The movie is about a guy passionate about his work and his pursuit of freedom to preform his best. It is gloriously fun with an unbelievable cast. AND it is about FOOD TRUCKS.
The cast includes Jon Favreau (chef), Sofia Vergara (ex-wife), John Leguizamo (cook), Dustin Hoffman, Oliver Platt (critic), Scarlett Johansson (hostess), Amy Sedaris, and Robert Downey Jr. (ex-wife's ex-husband) and the chef's son played by Emjay Anthony (the glue of the story).
The movie is R for many F-bombs, but the movie is too good to let them get in the way. It is a thrill ride cross country to Miami, New Orleans and Austin.
Easily my favorite movie this year to date. 2014 Movie 21.
*****stars
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