Ahead of the release of the anticipated Anthony Bourdain movie, Tony, A24 has set a series of free advanced screenings for hospitality and food service workers. In partnership with OpenTable and Square, the screenings are set up for servers, dishwashers, line cooks, maître d’s and beyond.
Dubbed “Industry Night”, the advanced screenings will take place on Aug. 3 in 25 cities, from Austin to Phoenix to Philadelphia, with each screening hosted by a local chef. Staff from across OpenTable and Square’s restaurant network, as well as front-and-back-of-house workers from other local restaurants, will be invited.
Tony, which will be getting a limited release on Aug 7 before heading nationwide on Aug 21, centers on a 19-year-old Bourdain, played by The Holdovers star Dominic Sessa, as he spends a summer in Provincetown and stumbles into the kitchen of a local restaurant run by an enigmatic chef (Antonio Banderas) and filled with an equally chaotic and close-knit kitchen staff.
Chef hosts and locations for the “Industry Night” Tony screenings include:
*Atlanta – Federico Castellucci / President/CEO, Castellucci Hospitality Group
*Austin – Tavel Bristol-Joseph / Emmer and Rye Hospitality Group
*Boston – Biplaw Rai / Pearl & Law Hospitality (Comfort Kitchen, Ama at The Atlas & Foxglove Terrace)
*Chicago – Donnie Madia, Restaurateur/ One Off Hospitality Group
*Dallas – Chad Hauser / Café Momentum
*Denver – Erin Pommer / Frasca Hospitality Group
*Houston – Felipe Riccio & Austin Waiter / Goodnight Hospitality
*Las Vegas – Brian Howard / Sparrow + Wolf
*Miami – Michael Schwartz / The Genuine Hospitality Group
*Nashville – Arnold Myint / Chef, Restauranteur, Author of Family Thai
*New Orleans – Serigne Mbaye / Dakar NOLA
*Orlando – John Tesar / Knife & Spoon
*Phoenix – LT Smith / Chilte
*Portland – Gabriel Rucker / Le Pigeon & Canard
*Raleigh – Ashley Christensen, Poole’s Diner, Death & Taxes
*San Francisco – Stuart Brioza, Atomic Workshop
*Seattle – Rachel Yang, Relay Restaurant Group
*St. Louis – Gerard Craft / Niche Food Group
*San Diego – Tara Monsod, Animae and Le Coq
