Burnt (film)

Burnt is a 2015 comedy-drama film Once the chef at a high-class Parisian restaurant owned by his mentor Jean-Luc, Adam Jones' drug use and

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Burnt (film)

“Burnt is a 2015 comedy-drama film Once the chef at a high-class Parisian restaurant owned by his mentor Jean-Luc, Adam Jones' drug use and ”

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Burnt is a 2015 comedy-drama film Once the chef at a high-class Parisian restaurant owned by his mentor Jean-Luc, Adam Jones' drug use and temperamental behavior destroyed his career and the restaurant. Exiling himself in New Orleans, he shucked a million oysters to sober up. Adam heads to London to start over and earn a third Michelin star. Seeking former colleagues, Adam finds his mentor's maître d'hôtel, Tony Balerdi, now The Langham Hotel, London's manager. Checking in, Adam then visits his old friend Conti, noting the sous-chef Helene's talent, but she immediately dismisses him for his arrogance. Former Paris colleague Michel, whose restaurant Adam had sabotaged out of envy, finds him. They scuffle, reconcile then Michel asks for a job. Going to long-standing rival Reece's cutting-edge eatery ends poorly. Discovering he is back in Europe, Adam's former drug dealer attempts to collect his outstanding debt. Adam convinces famed restaurant critic Simone to dine at Tony's hotel. R Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones, a disgraced, two star Michelin chef who sets his sights on redeeming himself and earning his third Michelin star Sienna Miller as Helene Sweeney, a chef recruited by Jones to work at his restaurant Omar Sy as Michel, Jones's sous chef with a grudge against him Daniel Brühl as Tony Balerdi, owner of a two star Michelin restaurant and maitre'd, who has great affection for Jones Riccardo Scamarcio as Max, Jones's grillardin Sam Keeley as David, a young chef Jones recruits for his restaurant Alicia Vikander as Anne Marie, Jones's former girlfriend Matthew Rhys as Montgomery Reece, a three star Michelin chef and Jones's rival Uma Thurman as Simone, a popular food critic and friend of Jones Emma Thompson as Dr. Rosshilde, Jones's therapist Lily James as Sara, David's girlfriend Sarah Greene as Kaitlin, fine dining server of Balerdi's restaurant Henry Goodman as Conti Stephen Campbell Moore as Jack Lexie Benbow-Hart as Lily Sweeney, Helene's daughter Charlotte Hawkins as TV Presenter Jamie Dornan played the part of Leon Sweeney but his scenes were deleted.[5]

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Bradley Cooper as Adam Jones, a disgraced, two star Michelin chef who sets his sights on redeeming himself and earning his third Michelin star Sienna Miller as Helene Sweeney, a chef recruited by Jones to work at his restaurant Omar Sy as Michel, Jones's sous chef with a grudge against him Daniel Brühl as Tony Balerdi, owner of a two star Michelin restaurant and maitre'd, who has great affection for Jones Riccardo Scamarcio as Max, Jones's grillardin Sam Keeley as David, a young chef Jones recruits for his restaurant Alicia Vikander as Anne Marie, Jones's former girlfriend Matthew Rhys as Montgomery Reece, a three star Michelin chef and Jones's rival Uma Thurman as Simone, a popular food critic and friend of Jones Emma Thompson as Dr. Rosshilde, Jones's therapist Lily James as Sara, David's girlfriend Sarah Greene as Kaitlin, fine dining server of Balerdi's restaurant Henry Goodman as Conti Stephen Campbell Moore as Jack Lexie Benbow-Hart as Lily Sweeney, Helene's daughter Charlotte Hawkins as TV Presenter Jamie Dornan played the part of Leon Sweeney but his scenes were deleted.[5]