Chef

May 8, 2014

1h 54m

★ 7.1

Starting from scratch never tasted so good.

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Altus Media

Fairview Entertainment

Prescience

Chef Trailers

Cast

Carl Casper

Jon Favreau

Martin

John Leguizamo

Tony

Bobby Cannavale

Percy

Emjay Anthony

Molly

Scarlett Johansson

Riva

Dustin Hoffman

Inez

Sofía Vergara

Ramsey Michel

Oliver Platt

Jen

Amy Sedaris

Marvin

Robert Downey Jr.

Miami Cop

Russell Peters

Vendor

Chase Grimm

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