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The art of creation can be exhilarating, also terrifying, and when it comes to the combative kitchen of The Bear , undeniably exhausting. Which is why, although Hulu has chosen once again to drop all 10 episodes at once of the Emmy -winning dramedy’s third season, you might want to space out your binge so as not to get indigestion from this savory smorgasbord of angst. Heavy on hypnotic and brilliantly edited montages, especially as the new season opens, FX’s The Bear plunges us back into the psyche of the Chicago restaurant’s exacting top chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto (Emmy winner Jeremy Allen White ).

Having transformed his family’s beef-sandwich joint into a fine dining destination (The Bear), Carmy is forever experimenting, never satisfied. He carries a cargo hold’s worth of emotional baggage in flashes of memory: a professional journey marked by mentors both inspiring and monstrous, a traumatic personal arc of familial dysfunction and tragedy that culminated in his break-up with childhood crush Claire ( Molly Gordon ), now an ER doctor who for a time seemed the antidote to his perpetual anxiety. With The Bear now open for business, Carmy isn’t letting up.



He creates a laundry list of non-negotiable high standards that includes “Respect Tradition,” “Push Boundaries,” “No Surprises” (good luck with that one!), and “Constantly Evolve Through Passion and Creativity.” This, he insists, is how “restaurants of the highest caliber operate.” And.

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