"We appreciate the portrayal of Tony’s complexity, his intellectual appetite and his conviction—qualities that eventually took him around the globe and endeared him to so many. We hope this film serves as a reminder that every journey has a start, and that audiences see the beginnings of the man who taught us how to be better explorers on our own paths."—Anthony Bourdain’s estate, The Hollywood Reporter
In 1976, a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain wants to be a writer but having been rejected from a fellowship takes a chaotic summer job at a Cape Cod restaurant, setting off a series of events that will shape the course of his life, learning about both food and life under the tutelage of a Brazilian-born restaurateur.