Chef
Chef is a 2014 American road comedy-drama film directed, written, co-produced by, and starring Jon Favreau as a celebrity chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, loses his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant and begins to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, and Dustin Hoffman, along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. Food truck owner and chef Roy Choi served as a co-producer and oversaw the menus and food prepared for the film. Principal photography took place in July 2013 in Los Angeles, Miami, Austin and New Orleans. Chef premiered at South by Southwest on March 7, 2014, and was released theatrically on May 9, 2014, by Open Road Films. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances, and grossed $46 million against a production budget of $11 million.
OK. Mind if I post this? - What is that, another Vine? - No, it's 'One Second Every Day' video. Remember? - It's the trip all cut together? - Oh, the little cuts of the thing? - Mm-hm. - Yeah, just email it to me. I'm sure it's fine. Listen, I, uh... I want to talk to you about something. Yeah? I've had a really good time with you these last couple of weeks. Me too. And... you've become a really good cook.
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- Thanks, Dad. - Not just for a kid. I mean, you're really good. You work really hard. It's a big deal. But we're gonna be home soon, and we're gonna get back to our lives, and I'm gonna be really busy with the truck and you're gonna be really busy with school. But I can still work on the truck, right? You said I was a good cook. I'm... I'm sorry, Percy. I... I just don't want you to be disappointed when things go back to the way that they were. I don't want it to go back to that.
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