In the last two weeks, I have recently started to watch a show that has been highly recommended for me to watch for months: The Bear. With six Emmys and three Golden Globes from season two alone, The Bear has taken the world by surprise and has continued to gain a very loyal fan base. In The Bear, we follow Carmen, the number one chef and the number one restaurant in the world, who has come home to Chicago to take over his brother’s restaurant after he killed himself. This story beautifully displays how grief affects different people and how it can also unite and create a family. Carmen throughout the show must decide if keeping the restaurant open is worth the stress and the money but at the same time does not want to disappoint his brother and his dream of owning a restaurant together.  The Bear, a story of overcoming internal adversities is a thrill of modern streaming. 

The Bear captures a perfect image of the environment in a restaurant along with exposing the pressure that the kitchen causes on the chefs. The type of chemistry between the characters is what makes the relationships so special. It is very rare to find a show that makes the friendships in the show the focus rather than the typical show equation of romance-centric. It is a fresh breath of air to watch a show that focuses on more relatable things, especially with my life. Although I don’t work in a kitchen or at a restaurant, I do find myself relating to the conflict that is found between the regular workers and the chefs like Sydney and Carm. Since both chiefs are new to the dynamic, it is harder to work and get along with new enforcement. With my job, It is really hard to engrain new people into the mix because we all know what to do, we have a system.  The Bear shows how even new people who come into your restaurants can become family if you let them.