Story perspectives

Restaurant Workers Preview “Tony” Bourdain Biopic Ahead of Release

8/6/2026

Summary

Story summary

Restaurant workers in 25 cities attended Monday-night screenings of “Tony” before its Friday release.
OpenTable, Square and A24 organized the screenings and gave staff “local restaurants” caps at Regal Cinemas Times Square.
Matt Johnson directs and co-writes “Tony,” starring Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain, a dishwasher at Flagship.
Antonio Banderas appears as “Chef,” a mentor, while film draws on Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential and his “last refuge of the misfit” line.

1 of 1

Story summary

Restaurant workers in 25 cities attended Monday-night screenings of “Tony” before its Friday release.
OpenTable, Square and A24 organized the screenings and gave staff “local restaurants” caps at Regal Cinemas Times Square.
Matt Johnson directs and co-writes “Tony,” starring Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain, a dishwasher at Flagship.
Antonio Banderas appears as “Chef,” a mentor, while film draws on Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential and his “last refuge of the misfit” line.