COUCH POTATOES: Does Tony Get Anthony Bourdain Right? Does It Matter? And Is It Better Than The Odyssey?
Podcast: The LA Food PodcastPublished On: Thu Aug 27 2026
Description: Does Tony capture the real Anthony Bourdain, or does it take one creative liberty too many? Luca is joined by Nancy DaSilva (Compliments to the Chef) and Father Sal for a spirited, spoiler-filled review of Matt Johnson’s Bourdain biopic, from Dominic Sessa’s occasionally uncanny performance to standout turns from Antonio Banderas and Leo Woodall. They debate whether the film needed Bourdain at all, why its romanticized portrait of a formative Provincetown summer works, and whether the backlash from Bourdain purists is justified.
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