If you have every worked in a restaurant, then Hulu's show "The Bear" will ring true - Ding, order up. It stars Jeremy Allen White as Carmen (you might know him as Lip on "Shameless"). Carmen has come back to Chicago after the death of his brother by suicide to run the family restaurant - a sandwich shop with colourful characters both outside and in. Carmen isn't just anyone, he is one of the world's best chefs and he wants to turn the failing business into something great - maybe as a way of repairing his relationship with his dead brother. The show is packed with flavourful characters who all feel 3D and real. The best of which is Ebon Moss-Bachrach as cousin Richie. Ebon's performance is a Golden Globe worthy one of a best supporting actor - I can't say enough about how good he is. And Jeremy Allen White, well he seems to be channeling Dustin Hoffman - I mean this in the best possible way. Each episode clocks in under 30 minutes and each one is a piece of tapis that will leave you satisfied but craving more. Episode seven "Review" was like riding a rollercoaster - intense, manic, and I felt breathless after it was over. I loved this show. Catch it streaming in Canada on Disney+.
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