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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Miriam Di Nunzio

‘The Bear’ dips into the kitchen culture of Chicago’s Italian beef joints

Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a five-star chef running a Chicago dive sandwich shop that he inherited from his older brother, in “The Bear.” (FX)

Chicago’s iconic Italian beef sandwiches continue to put the city on the culinary map — this time via “The Bear,” a half-hour drama series now streaming on Hulu.

Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, a James Beard Award-winning chef who returns home to the Windy City following his older brother’s suicide to run their family’s sandwich joint, The Original Beef of Chicagoland.

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