Jon Favreau is impressed by our cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts

About this episode

Jon Favreau joins Nick and Angela to discuss his love for food and the culinary world while promoting his new film.

Yes! Chef! Nick and Angela are joined by Jon Favreau for an episode packed with appreciation for great food, and the creativity and passion that goes into making it. Jon arrives in the kitchen in the middle of a gigantic world press tour to promote his new movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, the latest adventure in the Star Wars universe. The film, of which Favreau is director, co-writer and producer, is out in cinemas this week and boasts an all-star cast including Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White. Jon is well versed with the culinary world, most notably with his 2014 film Chef, where he played a cook who starts up his own food truck. In order to prepare for the role, he schooled up on a range of cooking techniques with long-term collaborator, the Korean-American chef Roy Choi. Jon’s passion for chef life also extended to him getting his own commercial kitchen fitted and working with Choi on The Chef Show, where he shared meals with celebrity guests including Gwyneth Paltrow and one of our faves, Tom Holland. Add those credentials to his back catalogue of film work, which includes Iron Man, The Jungle Book and Elf, and you have the ingredients for a top…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Angela

Guest: Jon Favreau

Topics covered

• food
• cooking
• film
• interview
• creativity
• passion

Keywords

• Jon Favreau
• Chef
• cooking techniques
• food truck
• Cacio e pepe
• Broglia Gavi DOCG
• The Mandalorian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cold Glass Productions

Products: Cacio e pepe gnocchi with broccoli & walnuts, Broglia Gavi DOCG

Books & works: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Chef, Iron Man, The Jungle Book, Elf

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