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Cooper plays chef Adam Jones, whose drug use and hot temper
lead him to lose his two Michelin star restaurant in Paris.
He looks for a second chance in London and, with the help of
talented sous chef Helene (Miller), he tries to land his own new
kitchen and a third Michelin star.
Speaking at the film's premiere on Tuesday night, Cooper said
that his past work experience, starting at the age of 15
cleaning tables at a Greek restaurant, helped him in the role.
"At 18 I was a prep cook in between high school and college ...
at a seafood Italian restaurant ... I was at the bottom of the
hierarchy at that point, so you definitely bear the brunt of
everybody's frustration," he said.
"In the kitchen I feel very comfortable so that was a great
thing. I think it helped because we had no cooking doubles we
did all the cooking, and it was a functioning kitchen."
Miller said she underwent intensive training for the role of
Helene Sweeney.
"I worked really hard with two Michelin star chef Marcus Wareing
in London and I studied chefs," she said.
"I watched services in many different kitchens, I interviewed
different women and men who work in those kind of kitchens and
watched how they moved and I really wanted to immerse myself in
it."
"Burnt" opens in cinemas worldwide from Thursday.
(Reporting by Reuters Television in New York; Writing by
Marie-Louise Gumuchian in London; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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