Do you love food, cooking, kids in the kitchen, and/or Twitter? Have we got a movie for you! We had a chance to check out an early screening of the new movie “Chef,” starring, written, and directed by Jon Favreau, and we were thoroughly entertained and positively famished by the end of the movie. It’s a visual banquet of mouth-watering food, mesmerizing knife skills, and all-around fun in the kitchen.
“Chef” tells the story of Carl Casper, a chef who loses his job after disagreeing with the owner of the restaurant about which direction the menu should take. (Chef wants groundbreaking and creative; owner wants traditional dishes that are guaranteed sellers.) Carl heads off to Miami, where he refurbishes an old food truck, transforms it into a Cuban sandwich truck, and embarks on an adventure driving back across the country with his best friend and his son, cooking food for appreciative crowds in every city. The movie also stars Scarlett Johansson, Sofia Vergara, Robert Downey Jr., Dustin Hoffman, John Leguizamo, and Oliver Platt.
Now come on, after watching that preview, don’t you want to see the movie? And eat a whole bunch of cubanos? “Chef” won the Heineken Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. It opens in select theaters on May 9.
Our group with the Stouffer’s Mac and Cheese Truck before the movie screening. The boy at center right is Emjay Anthony, the young star of the movie.
Many thanks to Stouffer’s and The Moms for the delicious treats and the movie screening!
Hi! I'm Jeanne Fratello - a writer, reporter, and a mom who is on a mission to find great food for kids and to keep parents up to date on the latest nutrition news. 
Thanks for the review Jeanne!! I’m not much of a movie person, but a movie like this is right up my alley!!
Dying to see this one!
So excited to see this movie! I hadn’t heard of it yet, but it’s totally my type of movie. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for letting us tag along to see “Chef”. It was a totally feel good movie and funny too!
So glad we got to see it with you! Xo