The film manages to get a lot right about the industry, according to workers who spoke to Gothamist at the reception hosted by distributor A24. He related to Bourdain deciding to embellish his resume to land a job with the unnamed chef played by Antonio Banderas. “When you first start working, you start identifying who is who,” said Vidal, who started as a line cook at Momofuku. There are several moments scattered throughout “Tony” that reminded Jihan Lee, chef and partner at Nami Nori, of his own teenaged start in the industry. While Lee’s father didn’t adopt such a harsh tactic, he did teach his son to respect a strict restaurant schedule.