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Anthony Bourdain’s eccentric, epicurean spirit lives on through this animation, adapted from a graphic novel series he created with Joel Rose. It’s set in a lawless, near-future LA where food is the only non-digital pleasure left. No one is more important than chefs. Our hero, sushi master Jiro, languishes in the projects with only embattled mother Miyako and sharp knives for company. When he upsets some mobsters, a survival battle ensues. Cue a series of hilariously gory deaths (one man is executed using hollandaise sauce) and lavish celebrations of food culture. The story is hokey and the dialogue doesn’t always sing but Bourdain’s love of food as a sensory delight is greedily indulged.
HBO Max, from Sunday 4 October
