Like many, I’ve been a Carmy-come-lately to The Bear, the pressure-cooker FX drama that revolves around culinary wunderkind Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) returning home to Chicago to take charge of his late brother Michael’s greasy, rundown sandwich shop.
Among the backroom of chefs and kitchen crew is Richie – hilariously called ‘Cousin’ by all and sundry despite bearing no relation to anyone – the loud-mouthed, pig-headed jack-of-all-trades struggling to find his place in Carmy’s grand vision for a Michelin star restaurant.
