Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Bear. Who wants thirds? The Bear , FX’s series about a young fine dining chef who comes back home to Chicago to run his late brother’s Italian beef shop, has captivated viewers with its unflinching and sometimes fevered portrayal of the restaurant industry. Created by Christopher Storer, the wildly popular culinary dramedy earned a whopping 13 Emmy nominations and a perfect 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes for its first installment which aired in June 2022.
When its second installment was released in 2023, the debut broke a streaming record and became the most-watched premiere of any FX show to date. In season one, The Bear followed James Beard Award-winning chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) as he returns to his hometown to manage The Original Beef of Chicagoland, a failing family restaurant owned by his brother Mikey (Jon Bernthal) before he died by suicide. After Carmy steps in, he immediately takes over from Mikey’s best friend, Cousin Richie (played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and revamps The Beef menu.
He also hires Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), a Chicago native and recent CIA grad, as his sous chef. By the end, Carmy announces that The Beef is shutting down for good but taking its place will be a new restaurant called, you guessed it, The Bear. When season two picks up, the team is preparing to bring Carmy’s dream to life.
The building is in the midst of a total overhaul thanks to a massive stash of ca.
