A disgraced chef battles his past and intense kitchen pressure to reclaim culinary glory in London.
Intimate and earnest. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fandango at Home (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
It stays inside its R, with some innuendo or implied sex and no real violence.
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Adam Jones is a Chef who destroyed his career with drugs and diva behavior. He cleans up and returns to London, determined to redeem himself by spearheading a top restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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