About Tony Bourdain
Well, when I would watch Anthony Bourdain's shows all those years ago, it never occurred to me that there would someday be a biopic about him. But now, here it is! It's called Tony and draws from his Kitchen Confidentia l bestseller to portray a formative summer in Provincetown early in his adulthood. We love P-town, so that's reason enough to see it, which is actually getting good reviews. Why actually? Well, biopics are hard to do well, so I'm always skeptical going in. I guess that the reason this film even happened was that for many young people, Bourdain was a towering figure and even a role model. I think it was his irreverence in an uptight age that appealed to so many kids. For me, someone in his peer group, he was a type, and certainly not one begging for worship: a guy heavily influenced by the gonzo journalism and life of Hunter S. Thompson and also by the punk music scene of the late 70s - early 80s. What made him special, though was that he transcended thi...
