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Chef

CHEF written and directed by Jon Favreau, starring Favreau, Emjay Anthony, John Leguizamo and Sofia Vergara. A VVS Films release. 115 minutes. Opens Friday (June 6). For venues and times, see Movies. Rating: NNNN


Jon Favreau’s Chef hangs its drama on a social-media premise that’s a little on the cutesy side. The writer/director plays a celebrity chef whose Twitter fight with a restaurant critic (Oliver Platt) ends up torching his career, forcing him to start over in a food truck with his son (Emjay Anthony) and best pal (John Leguizamo).

It’s 20 minutes too long and a hair too manipulative, but Favreau is so intent on delivering a pleasurable experience that it almost seems unfair to hold his excesses against him – and the last thing you’d want to do is cut the cameos from his Marvel buddies.

Bonus points for the exquisite food-prep sequences, the most convincing I’ve seen in years. Even vegans are likely to leave the theatre craving a Cuban sandwich.

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