Synopsis
When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love.
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Cast
- Jon FavreauCarl Casper
- John LeguizamoMartin
- Bobby CannavaleTony
- Emjay AnthonyPercy
- Scarlett JohanssonMolly
- Dustin HoffmanRiva
- Sofía VergaraInez
- Oliver PlattRamsey Michel
- Amy SedarisJen
- Robert Downey Jr.Marvin
Recommendations
- 91
Hitfix
The film is loose and genuine and makes great use of place. - 76
Film.com
If the Favreau-written “Swingers” concerned itself with the pursuit of meaningful romance and the Favreau-directed “Made” tackled the pursuit of a better living, then the slight if continually amusing Chef is clearly his paean to rekindling one’s passions, whether as an artist, a husband or a father. - 75
New York Post
He’s great as a celebrity chef who’s forced to re-examine his priorities in this extremely funny and big-hearted comedy that Favreau also wrote. - 70
Variety
The final destination is entirely predictable — right down to the deus ex machina reappearance of an erstwhile antagonist — but the trip itself is never less than pleasant, and often extremely funny. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The easygoing comedy keeps a familiar story going despite minor plot hiccups. - 60
The Dissolve
It may not be for all tastes, but there’s genuine value in a feel-good film that works this well without making viewers feel bad first. - 58
IndieWire
By its later scenes, Chef only finds respite from its bland qualities through the scrumptious-looking dishes constantly on display. As self-indulgent vanity projects go, this one's pretty innocuous, if only because it's always easy on the eyes. - 50
Village Voice
Chef is so charmingly middlebrow that it's exactly the cinematic comfort food it mocks: Favreau has made not a game-changing meal to remember, but a perfect chocolate lava cake.
