First Look: ‘Chef’ Starring Jon Favreau

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John Leguizamo, Emjay Anthony, and Jon Favreau in ‘Chef’

Writer/director Jon Favreau’s Chef opened the 2014 SXSW on March 7th but for those of us who didn’t make it to Austin for the festival, Open Road’s released the first clip online. Jon Favreau also stars in the comedy alongside Sofia Vergara, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale, Dustin Hoffman, Oliver Platt, Emjay Anthony, Scarlett Johansson, and Robert Downey, Jr.

Chef will open in theaters on May 9, 2014.

The Plot: Chef Carl Casper (Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Hoffman), he is left to figure out what’s next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife (Vergara), his friend (Leguizamo) 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.