--- --- # _Chef_ Star Jon Favreau Shared His Very Special Cuban Sandwich Recipe by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 10, 2016 10:14 PM UTC by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 10, 2016 10:14 PM UTC If you saw the movie _Chef_, you likely left the theater craving a Cuban sandwich. (Seriously, the Cubanos in that movie [looked incredible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNwbdMwI0MU).) For the Super Bowl this past weekend, Jon Favreau, who wrote, directed and starred in the 2014 film, decided to bring the movie back to life by cooking up Cuban sandwiches. Then, he was kind enough to share the recipe with the world. The full recipe, which he credits to chef Roy Choi, is [available on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/44t67p/im%5Fjon%5Ffavreau%5Fand%5Fthese%5Fare%5Fcuban%5Fsandwiches%5Fi/). Here’s a step-by-step guide, with photos: Favreau also posted a delicious-looking montage on Instagram: This could be a great way to impress that special someone. Chef Star Jon Favreau Shares Cuban Sandwich Recipe ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4216235/jon-favreau-cuban-sandwich-recipe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4216235/jon-favreau-cuban-sandwich-recipe/"},"headline":"Chef Star Jon Favreau Shared His Very Special Cuban Sandwich Recipe","datePublished":"2016-02-10T22:14:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:57.589Z","description":"You're going to need a lot of pork","url":"https://time.com/4216235/jon-favreau-cuban-sandwich-recipe/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4216235/jon-favreau-cuban-sandwich-recipe/","name":"Chef Star Jon Favreau Shared His Very Special Cuban Sandwich Recipe"}}]}] ```