Chef Review: Food porn, home, heart & indie flavour | SWITCH.

Jon Favreau has once again done what he does best — incorporating heart (and lots of it) in the most unexpected of situations. This is an easygoing heart-warmer certain to tickle your tastebuds.

By Jess Fenton

This article originally appeared on www.maketheswitch.com.au.

He helped usher in the dawn of Marvel on the big screen with ‘Iron Man’ in 2008, but now actor/director/screenwriter Jon Favreau has discovered that you can keep your roots while still having wings as he returns to his humble indie beginnings, as both star and filmmaker of ‘Chef’. With a few new tricks up his sleeve, Favreau has kept the independent look and feel while introducing the power of his Rolodex with co-stars like John Leguizamo, Sophia Vergara, Scarlett Johnansson, Dustin Hoffman and, of course, Robert Downey Jr.

‘Chef’ sees the once “next big thing” Carl Casper lose his job and become an unlikely…