Tony and What’s Making Us Happy

托尼与让我们快乐的秘诀

Pop Culture Happy Hour

2026-08-21

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In the new film Tony, we meet chef and author Anthony Bourdain before he was in the public eye. He was a wayward, overconfident young guy, and, as played by Dominic Sessa, kind of a piece of work. The movie focuses on a pivotal summer in 1975, when Tony worked in his first kitchen, a tiny hole-in-the-wall in Provincetown. But does the film break out of the familiar biopic formula to tell a compelling story? Do you like biopics about complicated artists? Check out:‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ is better than your average biopicIn 'A Complete Unknown,' Timothée Chalamet captures the idea of Bob Dylan Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:Letterboxd / FacebookOur weekly newsletterSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • Bourdain was a huge part of how people became fascinated by chefs and kitchens,

  • both the way that really high-end kitchens work and the way that kind of regular kitchens work.

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  • Well, most of us know Anthony Bourdain as the charismatic foodie

  • behind the book Kitchen Confidential and shows like No Reservations.

  • But before he was in the public eye, he was just Tony,

  • a wayward, overconfident young guy who was kind of a piece of work.

  • At least that's how he's portrayed in a new movie about his early life.

  • He's played by Dominic Sessa, and it focuses on the pivotal summer of 1975 when Bourdain worked in his first kitchen,

  • a tiny hole in the wall in Provincetown on Cape Cod.

  • I'm Aisha Harris.