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Off the Menu

Off the Menu

20185.91h 36m

Overview

An unlikely heir to a Mexican fast-food franchise goes 'cuisine' hunting for the next culinary big thing, and finds himself in a small, dusty New Mexican town where foodies come from all over to salivate over the culinary treats of a local, authentic, and feisty female chef.

Directed by Jay Silverman
Written by Jennifer Goldson
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Top Cast

Santino Fontana

Santino Fontana

Joel Flanagan

Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez

Javiera Torres

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Cordelia Torres

Makenzie Moss

Makenzie Moss

Sophia Torres

J

Jessica Fontana

Esther

Jay Moore

Jay Moore

Bar / Restaurant Extra (uncredited)

Virginia Montero

Virginia Montero

Ermenda

Arianna Ortiz

Arianna Ortiz

Dona

Tracy Weisert

Tracy Weisert

Helen

Kristen Dalton

Kristen Dalton

Stacey Flanagan

Themes & Keywords

restaurantchefmexican cuisinecook

About Off the Menu

Off the Menu is a comedy, romance film released in 2018 exploring themes of restaurant, chef, mexican cuisine, cook. Directed by Jay Silverman, it stars Santino Fontana, Dania Ramirez, María Conchita Alonso. An unlikely heir to a Mexican fast-food franchise goes 'cuisine' hunting for the next culinary big thing, and finds himself in a small, dusty New Mexican town where foodies come from all over to salivate over the culinary treats of a local, authentic, and feisty female chef.

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