A calamari dish sits in front of executive chef John Bordieri at Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri is photographed with a dish of calamari outside Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri is photographed with his mask on outside Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. The hubbub from four years ago has mostly subsided. But Bordieri said a few buddies still call him the calamari ninja. "If we go out to dinner, if I'm with these certain friends, they let everybody know that I'm in the building," he said. "I get a little embarrassed sometimes." (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri prepares a dish of calamari at Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri talks to customers while holding a dish of calamari at Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
In this image from video, Joseph McNamara of Rhode Island speaks as chef John Bordieri holds a platter of squid during the state roll call vote on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 18, 2020. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for his appearance during the video roll call. But he now says he's not heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. Bordieri also says he's backing former President Donald Trump, so they may not want him back. (Democratic National Convention via AP)
Executive chef John Bordieri plates a dish of calamari at Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri is photographed with his mask on outside Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. Bordieri said he wasn't going for a ninja look, only wearing his normal black uniform, "and I just happened to wear black gloves that day." When he arrived on the beach, he says, producers "looked me up and down and said, 'You're going to be in the shot.'" He was instructed to wear a mask for filming and slipped on a black face-covering that only made him look more like a ninja. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Executive chef John Bordieri is photographed with a dish of calamari outside Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
A calamari dish sits in front of executive chef John Bordieri at Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant Friday, June 7, 2024, in Warwick, R.I. This year, the "calamari comeback" chef might not be coming back. Bordieri became known as the "calamari ninja" for standing wordlessly, clad head-to-toe in black, and holding a platter of sauteed squid during a video roll call of states that nominated Joe Biden during the 2020 Democratic National Convention. But he now says he hasn't heard from state or national leaders about a repeat performance at this summer's party's convention in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Goldman)