Le Chef

Le Chef (Comme un chef, 2012) is a French comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Daniel Cohen directs, with Jean Reno and comedian Michael Youn at the stove in a breezy tale of Michelin stars and two stubborn cooks.

Alexandre Lagarde is a celebrated three-star chef whose menu has quietly gone stale. His restaurant's new owner wants the place to drop a star so he can push the veteran out and hand the kitchen to a trendy molecular-gastronomy whiz kid. Enter Jacky, a self-taught cook with a flawless palate who keeps getting fired for arguing with his bosses about sauces. The mismatched pair team up to save the restaurant before a make-or-break visit from the critics.

The whole thing rides on the Reno-Youn double act: one a worn-out master, the other a brash talent with no diploma. The gags revolve around cooking, disguises and spying on rivals, and the ending lands exactly as warm as you'd expect. No grand ambitions here, just appetizing and charming, perfect for a low-key night with a good-natured comedy over dinner. Stream Le Chef (2012) online on iFILM.