The Original Movie: Genius chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) is publicly humiliated after a video of him insulting a food critic goes viral online. This causes him to start fresh, touring Miami with his buddy Martin (John Leguizamo) in a food truck, serving innovative new dishes, while also reconnecting with his family. The Ripoff: Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) is a master-chef whose reputation goes up in smoke due to drug abuse and over-the-top behaviour. In an attempt to repair his image, he returns to London and recruits the best of the best to try and score three Michelin stars at a new restaurant. The plots are incredibly similar and have the same tone to match. Further still, the Cooper film was originally also called "Chef", until the filmmakers got wind of the Favreau film and re-titled it.
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