Mr. Esposito, accompanied by a
rising star chef Massimo Larosa, takes on the new
challenge after having run one of the most notable Italian restaurants on Amalfi coast, La Torre del Saracino, and having received multiple
awards, including the second Michelin
star in 2008.
The film
stars Academy
Award - winner Sean Penn (for Mystic River), who
rises to the
challenge, and thus should be a shoo - in for his fifth nomination for his curiously brash yet endearing performance in the title role.