Chris Zucchero, owner of Chicago’s beloved Italian sandwich shop Mr. Beef, is on the “L” trying to get a word in on the phone. He just wrapped up a long two days of catering parties for FX’s “The Bear” Season 2, providing hot Italian beef sandwiches with sweet peppers and spicy giardiniera for Hollywood’s finest.
“The Bear” creator Christopher Storer — who Zucchero has been friends with since kindergarten — based “The Bear” on the classic establishment and shot about 90% of the pilot in Mr. Beef. Storer even cast Zucchero in the pilot as the guy in the parking lot who deals meat to Jeremy Allen White’s character Carmy.
Still, Zucchero hasn’t watched a single episode of “The Bear,” and probably won’t ever. It’s not for lack of interest or support — he just can’t afford to lose sight of the restaurant that’s been feeding Chicago for six decades,...
“The Bear” creator Christopher Storer — who Zucchero has been friends with since kindergarten — based “The Bear” on the classic establishment and shot about 90% of the pilot in Mr. Beef. Storer even cast Zucchero in the pilot as the guy in the parking lot who deals meat to Jeremy Allen White’s character Carmy.
Still, Zucchero hasn’t watched a single episode of “The Bear,” and probably won’t ever. It’s not for lack of interest or support — he just can’t afford to lose sight of the restaurant that’s been feeding Chicago for six decades,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
(Welcome to Scariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror with your tour guides, horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato. In this edition, Matt recalls a kitchen nightmare from "The Bear.")
Here in the column, you'll get plenty of traditional horror picks with a few spicy takes thrown in because Chris and I are in charge. This week, I've found yet another reason to write about "The Bear," in easy contention for my favorite new show of 2022. There's something about dramatic expression in restaurant kitchens that's my kind of tantalizing, because cooking is one of the purest art forms. You create culinary art, it's brought directly to consumers, and feedback is instant. It's grueling, unforgiving, and takes so much from passionate chefs — maybe that's why I write about my favorite food moments in film and TV every year.
It's true, "The Bear" doesn't have...
Here in the column, you'll get plenty of traditional horror picks with a few spicy takes thrown in because Chris and I are in charge. This week, I've found yet another reason to write about "The Bear," in easy contention for my favorite new show of 2022. There's something about dramatic expression in restaurant kitchens that's my kind of tantalizing, because cooking is one of the purest art forms. You create culinary art, it's brought directly to consumers, and feedback is instant. It's grueling, unforgiving, and takes so much from passionate chefs — maybe that's why I write about my favorite food moments in film and TV every year.
It's true, "The Bear" doesn't have...
- 1/20/2023
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
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