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Chef (7-Mar-2014)

Director: Jon Favreau

Writer: Jon Favreau

Keywords: Comedy, Cooking

Fired from a restaurant gig, a hard-up chef looks to heal his broken life through the operation of a food truck.

ABSTRACT
Carl Casper, a top-flight chef ejected from his position at a well-regarded Los Angeles restaurant after failing to acquiesce to its controlling owner's wishes, moves to Miami with his ex-wife and friend and decides to start a food truck. Chef is the story of a fallen culinary virtuoso's quest for personal and professional redemption through the art of food, using the food truck as a means of healing wounds in his estranged family.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bobby Cannavale
Actor
3-May-1971   Vince D'Angelo on Will & Grace
Robert Downey, Jr.
Actor
4-Apr-1965   Iron Man
Jon Favreau
Actor
19-Oct-1966   Swingers
Dustin Hoffman
Actor
8-Aug-1937   The Graduate
Scarlett Johansson
Actor
22-Nov-1984   Ghost World, Lost in Translation
John Leguizamo
Comic
22-Jul-1964   House of Buggin'
Oliver Platt
Actor
12-Jan-1960   Bartlet's lawyer on The West Wing
Amy Sedaris
Actor
29-Mar-1961   Strangers With Candy
Sofia Vergara
Actor
10-Jul-1972   Gloria on Modern Family

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