Writer, director and food enthusiast Jon Favreau and chef Roy Choi explore food in and out of the kitchen with accomplished chefs and celebrity friends.
Favreau and Choi not only embrace their passion for food, but they also showcase their love of bringing people together for a delicious meal.
They experiment with their favorite recipes and techniques, collaborating with some of the biggest names in the entertainment and culinary industries.
On the journey, the duo shares a meal with members of the "Avengers" cast in Atlanta and smokes brisket in Texas with renowned pitmaster Aaron Franklin.
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I am so nostalgic about that time and those experiences; this series gives me the perfect opportunity to get back in the kitchen and create some new memories.
I’m not a natural born entertainer so doing it alone was always out of the question! But then I met Jon and we built such an amazing friendship over the movie, Chef. We both kinda didn’t want it to end.
The drama-comedy that spawned the show idea was 2014’s Chef, which was written, co-produced, directed and starring Favreau. In the film, he played a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son.
deadline.comIf Favreau sees Choi as a teacher, Choi sees Favreau as an A+ student when it comes to picking up kitchen techniques. "I have seen Jon go from not knowing anything in that specific criteria to being proficient at it in literally five minutes," Choi told People. "That is superhero level."
mashed.comOne episode featured Spider-Man: Homecoming star Tom Holland. When Choi learned that Holland had never in his life eaten a raw oyster on the half-shell, he made it his mission to change that.
mashed.comNetflix has cleverly chopped the serving into easy to consume, half-hour, bite-size pieces so you can dip in and out. Dip in this weekend.
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