I"ve been watching "The Bear" due to the high number of Emmy nominations. First, I thought it was "cocaine bear". Nope. Then I thought it was a show about a sandwich shop. Kinda but no.
while the first season dragged a little the second and third seasons are as good as any TV I've watched. It kind of reminds me of Schitt's Creek. It is really about families and people. The setup is that a guy named Carmy comes back to Chicago to take over a sandwich shop that his brother owned. Carmy left Chicago to find himself and is one of the top chefs in the world. When he gets back, he finds his family-run sandwich shop is a complete dumpster fire and sets out to make this ragtag group of family members and low-level employees a profitable endeavor.
Each episode is about what is happening behind the scenes in each person's life. it is about their past and their struggles. The backdrop is some incredible information about high-end food preparation, the work to make a restaurant tick, and some really fantastic direction (music, photography, acting). It is funny, compelling, frustrating, funny and emotional. Most of all, it is educational. While I kind of knew about the challenges of food preparation, I had no idea of the art, dedication, and creativity that goes into it. Must see TV if you are a foodie, at all (I am not, I am a meat and potatoes person).
It is on Hulu as content that they produced and directed (meaning, it is exclusive right now).
while the first season dragged a little the second and third seasons are as good as any TV I've watched. It kind of reminds me of Schitt's Creek. It is really about families and people. The setup is that a guy named Carmy comes back to Chicago to take over a sandwich shop that his brother owned. Carmy left Chicago to find himself and is one of the top chefs in the world. When he gets back, he finds his family-run sandwich shop is a complete dumpster fire and sets out to make this ragtag group of family members and low-level employees a profitable endeavor.
Each episode is about what is happening behind the scenes in each person's life. it is about their past and their struggles. The backdrop is some incredible information about high-end food preparation, the work to make a restaurant tick, and some really fantastic direction (music, photography, acting). It is funny, compelling, frustrating, funny and emotional. Most of all, it is educational. While I kind of knew about the challenges of food preparation, I had no idea of the art, dedication, and creativity that goes into it. Must see TV if you are a foodie, at all (I am not, I am a meat and potatoes person).
It is on Hulu as content that they produced and directed (meaning, it is exclusive right now).