Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent is produced by Susan Porretta alongside executive producers Bourdain, Tenaglia, Chris Collins, Joe Caterini, Amy Entelis and Vinnie Malhotra.

CNN Films is co-producing the as-of-yet-unnamed film, which promises to be a biographical look at the self-taught chef who rose to fame at Alice Waters’ hallowed Chez Panisse in the ‘70s and ...