Jon Favreau, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Dustin Hoffman

A very promising start – a fully tattooed J.Favreau in a white apron as chef, J.Leguizamo right next to him, S.Johansson also on the team and outstanding Latin musical tracks, which follow scenes of creating gastronomic art.

Jon Favreau, our well-known ‘Happy’ – the right-hand man to Iron Man (whose first two sequels he directed), here he proved his greatness, that apart from directing and screenplay, he can also break the main role.

Plot? As most employers would say : ‘no one is irreplaceable’. That’s what D.Hoffman (the owner of the restaurant) clarified to our Chef, who worked under the illusion that he was in charge for decisions regarding the kitchen.

Realizing that he still had to work by other people’s rules, that his creativity, skill and love for work was not appreciated and recognized, he quits his job and accept the business advice of his ex-wife (S.Vergara) – to buy a van and start his own business – kitchen on wheels.

There was created an opportunity for Downey Jr. to shortly appear as his ex-wife’s ex-boyfriend. Because who could better do a arrogant attitude and sarcastic acting in just one scene. Our Chef had to reluctantly go to him for help, because apparently he was the only one who had a van for sale.

But another opportunity was created. It’s been made clear to us that in the role of father, he doesn’t do as well as he does in the kitchen. Eager to change that, he invites his son to join him in a new venture during the school holidays.

In ‘Iron Man’ his name is ‘Happy’, here he’s just trying to be… So he embarks on a tour, a journey that will make him happy and fulfilled, bond with his son and make up for the missed ‘quality’ time with him.

This is a ‘feel good’ movie primarily, less focused on kitchen developments (unlike ‘Burnt’), with an emphasis on building father-son relationships, as well as achieving personal success and authenticity.