Chef (2014)

Genre: Drama/Comedy/Adventure

Starring: Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, EmJay Anthony

Chef's are those people who have chased their passion and made it into a career. Very few career opportunities provide for it and working in a kitchen is about living this passion. Chef Carl Casper (Favreau) is a widely celebrated chef who works for an upmarket L.A. restaurant. When a noted food critic arrives to rate the restaurant, the restaurant owner throws his menu out and forces him to cook the regular dishes. This leads to a disaster, a negative review, Casper venting out his frustration on Twitter, Casper going viral, Casper loses his job and now he has nothing left in his life to live for. Casper's son, Percy (Anthony) looks up to his father a lot but Casper does little to keep him happy. When Casper's ex-wife persuades him to join Percy and her for a vacation to Miami, Casper agrees so that he could spend more time with his son. Miami does good for him where he realises that he needs to bounce back somehow and with the help of his sous-chef, Martin (Leguizamo) and Percy, they manage to put together a food truck that would travel from Miami to L.A., whipping all kinds of good food. The movie is a complete delight for those who love food and everything about it. The manner in which Jon Fraveau executes the lead role is utterly phenomenal to the extent that he could come across as a professional cook. The father-son chemistry is nice, the subtle mixture of social media within the entire movie is an added touch of reality and the humour is not laugh out loud or slapstick but enough to make you enjoy it. An extremely uplifting and positive movie to watch, but don't go with an empty stomach.

Thumbs up: Jon Favreau and the amazing story line

Thumbs down: Gets a bit slow and repetitive somewhere near the half-way mark

Rating: 7.8/10