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Behind closed doors a culture of violence thrives and success means adapting to it
But will the audience remain loyal to Carmy and his endless drive for perfection in a high-failure rate industry?
Anthony Bourdain’s tell-all classic is ‘Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino’. 25 years on, it’s still influential, from The Bear to kitchens everywhere.
An exhibition about Barbie to a terrifying film about sleep terrors to five books to read on your holidays.
Carmen’s emotions often get the best of him while the women around him are left to keep things going.
My research on chefs’ mental health shows restaurants valorise isolation, abuse and violence – but The Bear avoids idealising this obsessive mindset.
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