Favreau Cooks Up "Chef"

 Jon Favreau is in talks to write, direct, and star in Chef says Variety.

The scipt is set in a Los Angeles-based restaurant run by a emotional chef that Favreau would play.

This project is not to be confused with the other film called Chef, which has Bradley Cooper and Omar Sy attached to star and Derek Cianfrance (The Place Beyond the Pines) set to

The project would be the smallest film Favreau's helmed since "Made" in 2001.