Ahead of Season 3, ‘The Bear’ food tour serves fans a taste of the action: ‘you can practically taste the food when you watch’

Claudia Dietrich and Ross Lloyd boarded a bus bound for the hottest tourist spot in River North. While their guide rattled off Chicago trivia, the couple snapped photos from every angle — even the alley. They weren’t deterred by the winding line out the front door. “This is something that brought us to Chicago, there’s [...]

When reached by phone to ask how business was going ahead of the premier, a manager at Mr. Beef told the Tribune that he didn’t have time to comment because of the line of customers out the door. The Mr.

Beef restaurant from the tour bus during a “The Bear” themed food tour on June 21, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) Casey Ross, a tour guide, talks to tour guests at the Mr. Beef restaurant during a “The Bear” themed food tour on June 21, 2024, in Chicago.

(Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune) Casey Ross, tour guide during a “The Bear” themed food tour hosted by Chicago Food & City Tours, holds up bags of doughnuts from Roeser’s Bakery to give to tour guests on June 21, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune).