'The Bear', the Real Restaurant that inspired the series

One of the most acclaimed series for 2023 was The Bear, Starring Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, who act as two chefs passionate about food, but cope with the difficulties of adult life (including mental health and dysfunctional families). Allen White personifies Carmen «Carmy» Berzattoa young man who was part of the culinary elite in the past, but now takes care of a relatively small restaurant. This belonged to his brother, whose sad and chaotic history is revealed throughout the plot, but through the behavior of Carmy,

The restaurant specializes in sandwiches And people go to try the best of bread with meat and vegetables. However, after a bad administration, Carmy decides to take a more sophisticated turn to what, in Chicago, is very popular and common: A hot and hot food space. However, the original Beef of Chicagoland, as the place is called in the winning series of a Golden Globe, is inspired by a special place.

THE TRUE ORIGINAL BEEF OF CHICAGOLAND

Christopher Storer, creator of The Bear He said in various interviews that the Carmy and company restaurant was nothing more than a reproduction of the most popular premises in Chicago. In fact, it is common that in that city there are sandwiches restaurants everywherebecause they are easy to make and they are considered fast food. Some of them offer different or more gourmet landfills, while others are traditional as shown in the original Beef of Chicagoland.

However, Storer knew The founding family of Mr. Beefone of the most popular restaurants in Chicago. The Zucchero family not only shares the Italian origin with the Berzatto, the protagonist of the series, but also loved the kitchen and flavors as shown in The Bear. Christopher Storer spent a lot of time in Mr. Beef To soak up the environment, flavors and even workers' personalities. Also, Chris Zucchero, current owner of the place offered an interview with Variety where he confirmed that The Bear is inspired by your restaurant And that, in effect, he talked a lot about it with Storer, so what happened in the series is not quite an invention. Rather, the processes and details that the chefs and alternate characters live within the original Beef of Chicagoland, can occur in any restaurant of sandwiches and meat.