Toughen Up

This weekend I watched the delightful movie “Chef," starring Jon Favreau, his "Iron Man”co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr. along with Dustin Hoffman, Sofia Vergara and John Leguizamo (Sid from “Ice Age”). Jon (who played Tony Stark’s head of security Happy, just in case you were wondering) also wrote the screenplay, and the story is what inspired this blog post. 

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The movie is about the innovative chef of a prominent restaurant whose career spirals downward when a critic-slash-food blogger writes a scathing review of his menu—a menu that he was planning to get creative with for the review until his boss, the restaurant owner, interferes and forces him to play it safe. The crowd-pleasers, of course, did nothing to redeem him from the harsh reviews. When it goes viral, he is forced to toughen up, quit, endure the ridicule, and rethink his priorities. Just as it seemed it was going to be the worst time in his life, Chef Casper comes across many beautiful truths about his life—truths on loyalty, friendship, family, and genuine happiness.

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That’s the dream. ♥ 

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Dress and jacket, Forever 21. Booties, Parisian. Nautical watch, Sperry Top-sider at SM Accessories. Charm bracelet and earrings, Pandora. Hype this on Lookbook here, vote on Chictopia here.

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