With Reservation Dogs put to golden pastures last season, I finally started watching the critically acclaimed FX series The Bear. Set in a Chicago eatery, it dives into the lives of the people who make it, for the most part, work.
Prodded by the show’s eclectic soundtrack—R.E.M. is back on the charts, it seems!—the mating call of culinary triumphs and the behavioral strife in a lowdown Chi-town kitchen being transformed into a world-class establishment is actually pretty good viewing for food fans of all kinds.
As I finished the new season, I couldn't help but wonder about The Bear's beginnings with real Italian beef sandwiches and, even more, how to get some.