
Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef with a family life that seems as decaying as his artistic freedom. Those frustrations boil over into a raucous viral-videoed public confrontation against a restaurant critic who panned his cooking of food that his boss ordered him to make against his instincts. Now with his career ruined, Carl's ex-wife offers an unorthodox solution in Miami: refit an old food truck to offer quality cooking on his own terms. Now with his young son, Percy, and ... (Full plot summary below)
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Carl Casper is an acclaimed chef with a family life that seems as decaying as his artistic freedom. Those frustrations boil over into a raucous viral-videoed public confrontation against a restaurant critic who panned his cooking of food that his boss ordered him to make against his instincts. Now with his career ruined, Carl's ex-wife offers an unorthodox solution in Miami: refit an old food truck to offer quality cooking on his own terms. Now with his young son, Percy, and old colleague, Martin, helping, Carl takes a working trip across America with that truck to rediscover his gastronomic passion. With Percy's tech savvy and Martin's enthusiasm, Carl finds that he is creating a traveling sensation on the way home. In doing so, Carl discovers he is serving up more than simply food, but also a deeper connection with his life and his family that is truly delicious in its own way.
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| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey LylesSee it on a full stomach otherwise you'll be too busy salivating to fully appreciate one of the year's finest. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleChef is the best thing he (Favreau) has ever done, as writer or director or actor. It's the sort of thing of beauty that filmmakers are ultimately remembered for. |
| The Film StageBill GrahamFavreau lets his character not only have flaws, but also allows him to grow without actually fixing those flaws. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda Cook'Chef' is a fresh, character-driven comedy with a father-son relationship at the center. It's a recipe for those who are weary of CGI battle scenes. |
| Movie HabitRobert DenersteinMeasured by the "good-time factor," Chef is a success |
| Kansas City StarJon NiccumFew movies are better suited for a dine-in theater. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsBest of all is Favreau. Instead of mass-producing another superhero epic, he has given the overfed public a dish of right-sized comfort food. |
| OregonianJeff BakerFavreau's a big man who knows how to wield a chef's knife and shoots the food truck scenes with a hectic good nature that's infectious. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrAn engaged, engaging voyage of (re)discovery that’s too in love with its subject to qualify as food porn. It’s food romance. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThere’s nothing terribly profound about Chef. But its message — that relationships, like cooking, take a hands-on approach — is a sweet and sustaining one. |