Chef (2014 film)

Chef
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jon Favreau
Written by	Jon Favreau
Produced by	Jon Favreau Sergei Bespalov
Starring	Jon Favreau Sofía Vergara John Leguizamo Scarlett Johansson Dustin Hoffman Oliver Platt Bobby Cannavale Amy Sedaris Emjay Anthony Robert Downey Jr.
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Robert Leighton
Production companies	Aldamisa Entertainment Fairview Entertainment Fetisov Teterin Films[1] Prescience[1] Altus Media[1] Kilburn Media[1] Fetisov Teterin Films[1]
Distributed by	Open Road Films
Release dates	March 7, 2014 (2014-03-07) (SXSW) May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$11 million[3]
Box office	$46 million[4]

Chef is a 2014 American road comedy-drama film directed, written, co-produced by, and starring Jon Favreau as a celebrity chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, loses his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant and begins to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale, and Dustin Hoffman, along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo role.

Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking.^[5] Food truck owner and chef Roy Choi served as a co-producer and oversaw the menus and food prepared for the film. Principal photography took place in July 2013 in Los Angeles, Miami, Austin and New Orleans.

Chef premiered at South by Southwest on March 7, 2014, and was released theatrically on May 9, 2014, by Open Road Films. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances, and grossed $46 million against a production budget of $11 million.