[knocks on door]
[sniffing]
- Hi. - Hey, Ma.
- Hi. - Hey.
Hey.
- How you doing? - I'm good. I'm good.
- Okay. I got you... - Yeah, thank you. Thanks, um...
[Carmy clears throat]
Are you in a hurry?
I mean, can you sit for a second?
- Yeah, I gotta get back to the... - But...
I mean, just a second.
- Yeah. - Okay, great.
- Um, you get the door. - I got it.
- I'm in the kitchen. - Okay.
- Hi, Mr. Kalinowski. - Hey, Syd.
You, uh, hiding out?
[sighs] Yeah, Computer's dropping some shit off.
I'm just, you know, walking around a bit.
I get it.
I let you, uh...
I let you down.
What?
You know, turning off the hose and stuff.
[sighs] Um...
I-I fear it's the other way around, just as far as letting down goes.
Really wanted this shit to work.
Still time.
Not much.
No.
You know, I was just thinking, literally just now, just thinking...
What? Tell me.
The businesses in the world that give the most amount of joy,
or try to anyway, right?
Unfortunately, they're all just shitty-ass businesses, right?
[chuckles] Restaurants.
- Movies. - The theater. Ugh.
Yeah. When's the last time you saw a play, huh?
Well, to be fair, the last time I saw anything,
it looked like the inside of a restaurant.
My point exactly. There's no time for enjoyment.
You know my mom used to be an actress?
- No shit. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know, local, kind of community stuff mostly.
But, um... Yeah... [stammers]
I have these, like, very vivid memories of our apartment
when I'm, like, really little,
and, you know, it's, like, full of her actor friends and artists
and, like, costume people, I don't know. Yeah.
- Sounds fun. - Mmm.
What's she doing now?
Oh, uh... Nothing.
She's been passed away for some time now. Yeah.
Oh. When she, uh...
- When'd she pass? - I was five. It's...
- Oh, fuck. Syd, I'm sorry. No. Apologies. - It's okay. It's fine. Thank you.
Um, I should probably get back inside though.
Just gotta box the spoons. [chuckles]
Well, I appreciate the little visit.
Yeah.
It has been a... uh, a real pleasure for me...
to, um...
watch you grow, or whatever the fuck, in there.
- You do not have to say that. - I mean it, Syd.
- Watching you step up, you know. - [sighs]
I mean, I cannot imagine how hard that must be
with my fucking nephew walking around like a fuckhead.
I mean, you are a hardworking motherfucking professional.
And you're good to everyone, you know.
I mean, I don't know why you're still even fucking around here.
Okay. I don't know what that's supposed to mean, but...
No, I just meant I always thought you'd step on the first train out, you know?
Place is a fucking mess.
You're not wrong, but... I don't know.
I'm here.
And there's my point. Exactly.
Your mother...
would be very happy with the way you turned out.
Thanks, Unc.
You got dehydrated grapefruit in back, right, as well?
Yeah, yeah. Got some.
Okay.
Uh... Shit. I'm out of malt powder. You wanna go downstairs and grab some?
- Yeah. - Cool.
[door opens]
[Chester] Yo, yo.
- What are you doing here? - I need a few signatures. I forgot.
You need 'em right now?
I mean, yeah, or I can't sell the house, dude.
Wash your hands.
[breathing heavily]
Do you remember him?
- Uh... No. No, I don't think so. - No?
Uncle Dan.
- Nah. - No.
- Jagoff. Yeah. - [chuckles]
How about him?
- Uh... No. - Uncle John.
Also a jagoff. [laughs]
What about her?
- Yeah, I think I recognize her. Yeah. - Yeah, you remember her? Yeah?
- Aunt Carrie. Yeah. - Yeah, yeah.
- Also a jagoff. - Right. [chuckles]
- Whoa. - I know, right?
- That's Unc? - Yeah, yeah, with his first wife, Gail.
- [blows] - [Carmy] Ah.
He looks very young.
Yeah.
He said... He said you were helping him with something.
Yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm trying to help him sell his house.
- Oh. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, where's he going?
[snorts] I don't know. Downsizing.
- Huh. - Condos.
Huh.
[chuckles] Hot stuff.
- Mm-hmm. [chuckles] - [Donna laughs]
That was in Italy.
I went with your father.
We got in a fight the second we landed.
- [chuckles] - We had this huge fight,
and I ended up walking around all by myself all day.
- Mmm. - Yeah. [scoffs]
I ended up sitting in a... in a café crying.
I actually think it might have been this woman's house.
I must have looked pathetic because she was really nice to me.
- And she... No, seriously. - [chuckles]
She made me, like, an espresso, and she made me lunch.
Huh.
Um, like red roasted peppers and a sauce.
Like a... Like a red sauce?
No, no. No, no, no, it was white.
And it's gonna sound disgusting,
but it was sort of, um, like mayonnaise with fish.
Tonnato.
Tonnato, yeah.
- Yeah. - Yeah, it was delicious.
Looked disgusting.
[both chuckle]
[Carmy] Mmm.
Yeah, good times.
Right.
Sarcasm.
Oh. Phew. [chuckles]
[cries]
Mom. Mom. I...
It's okay.
Yeah, no, I just... I don't, uh...
No, no. It's fine.
I'm not... I'm fine. I'm fine.
I'm fine, Carmen. I'm fine. It's...
Okay. I just wanted to come give you this stuff.
No, I know. I know. I know.
[kisses, sniffles]
I'm happy you're here, really. I'm just really very nervous.
Why are you nervous?
Because I think about you.
I think about Natalie, and Richie, and everybody.
Yeah.
And...
Um... Can...
- Mom, I... - No, no, no.
Carmen, can you just give me one second?
- Sure. - Okay, give me one second.
I'll be right back.
You just stay right there. Just... I'll be right there.
[stutters] So...
- When I saw you at the wedding... - Uh-huh.
...you're all grown up, and you're this guy. [chuckles]
You know? And you're so handsome.
And I'm happy for you.
And I...
- I know I did things. - Yeah.
- And-And I made things bad. - Yeah.
- And I was awful. And... - Mom, we don't have to do this.
Carmen, I was so mean.
And-And I wrote some things down that I wanted to tell you.
- You wrote some things down? - I-I-I wanted...
I wanted to let you know that I know these things,
and that I feel these things.
And I wanted to tell you a little... you know, a little bit about me.
Can I read this to you?
- Yeah. - Yeah, okay. Okay.
Um...
Okay, hang on one sec. Just give me one... Just...
"I felt lost.
I felt alone. I was sad.
I was angry. I was bad." [breathing shakily]
"I was awful to my kids.
I was awful to my family.
I did drink. I did scream.
I lied.
And I yelled."
[stutters] And then...
And then it says, like, "I'm sorry"...
- like, 25 times. - [sniffles] Mm-hmm.
[Carmy breathes deeply]
Because I'm sorry, Carmen.
[Carmy breathing heavily]
I'm so fucking sorry.
- I'm really sorry. - [breathing shakily]
[Donna cries] And I see who you are...
- Mm-hmm. - ...and who Natalie is, and who Michael is.
Who Michael was.
And-And people say such nice things about you.
And they tell me about how wonderful you all are.
[sniffles]
I hear about what you do.
[inhales sharply, stammers]
And I know I failed...
because I didn't do that. And...
I hear about your life from other people.
Mmm. [breathing shakily]
I don't know you.
And you don't know me.
And I did that.
And... [stammering]
...I know that my saying this
doesn't mean... [crying] ...like, anything
e-except that I'm trying. And I... It's just... [stammers]
It's my fault. What happened is my fault.
And I should have never taken it out on you three.
But I didn't know what to do.
And I didn't know how to help him. I didn't know how to help him, Carmen.
I didn't know what to do.
I probably made it worse. I know I did. I know I made it worse.
And-And I...
I know that by saying that I know these things doesn't make it better.
[crying] It's just... Carmen, my heart's broken.
My heart's just broken.
[sobbing]
And I know...
that there's love in there.
I know there is, because I know what I feel for you,
and for Natalie, and for Richie.
And...
[softly] I never, you know, did anything... [stammering]
...to look at my own problems, and I am now.
- I'm trying to. I... - [breathing shakily] Fuck.
[clears throat]
- I have been sober... - [breathing shakily]
...almost a year. And I know that's not a lot.
- I know it's not a lot, but it's a start. - Mm-hmm.
And, um... I am trying to be responsible and accountable.
- And I am trying to apologize. - Mm-hmm.
And I'm trying to make, um...
- I'm trying to make things better. - Mm-hmm.
[inhales sharply] And...
I'm-I'm here asking...
[Carmy breathing heavily]
...if-if I can be part of your life again...
because I miss you.
And I-I know I never said it enough, I know I didn't,
but I love you, Carmen.
- You're my baby bear. - Yeah. I know.
And I love you, and I'm so sorry. I just didn't say it enough.
I just didn't.
[whispers] I know.
[Donna sniffles]
[Donna sighs, sniffles]
I'm sorry I wasn't here. Okay?
Just hear me.
I love you.
Okay?
- Okay. - Okay.
- I love you too. [sniffles] - Okay.
I don't even think I read, like, all of it.
- It's okay. - [chuckles]
- You did really good. You did really good. - Oh. [sighs]
I think I need some sugar. I'm having a low blood sugar moment.
- You hungry? - Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah?
Yeah, do you want... You know what? I'll make you something.
- No, no, no, no, no, no. - Mm-mm.
- Sit there. I'll make something nice. - Ma. Ma. Ma.
What?
I'm gonna make you something to eat.
Okay?
Okay.
Okay, thank you.
- [Chester] Those three. - [Marcus] Yeah.
[Chester] And then flip that.
Sign there.
[Chester] I'm not trying to fuck this up.
Cool. Congrats. Officially sold.
Second time.
[chuckles] Yeah, but second time it's, like, officially s...
- [Luca] Chef. - Thank you, bro.
Whoa.
What's up, man. I'm Luca.
What's up, man.
I'm Chester, obviously. [chuckles]
Why are you being weird?
Dude, he's... You're being weird too.
Oh, you're his mate who sold his house. Congrats, man. That's cool.
Yeah, dude, pretty cool.
All right, I gotta take a call...
Dude, I'm supposed to...
I have a call right now with the dude who sold Jordan's house in Deerfield.
I guess he, like, wants to mentor me.
That's complete bullshit.
[stutters] Yeah, it is. [chuckles] I'm just messing around with him.
I'll come back and kick it. Maybe I'll help make some doughnuts or some shit...
- I'll see you later. - All right. All right.
Did I do something to upset him?
Absolutely not.
- Okay. - [Marcus] No.
[Albert] Gentlemen,
allow me, if you will, to propose a hypothetical.
Imagine a world in which you replicate this operation in another area.
Same kind of business.
No waiters. No dishes. All to-go orders.
And let's say that new space was in the north suburbs.
Far enough away from what I would call the reach of The Bear.
And then let's say you find another space in the south suburbs.
And to ensure quality control,
you get a commissary kitchen and you place it somewhere in the middle.
So you're saying three?
[Albert] I am.
But you said keep it small.
Three is small.
See, all we have to do is we find an owner
that owns three spaces with turnkey kitchens,
we bundle them together and we get a big discount.
We?
Well, you're gonna need a consigliere.
[Ebraheim] A consigliere?
Yeah, you know, it's like Robert Duvall, you know, in The Godfather. The lawyer.
[Ted] I love Duvall.
And-And that would be you?
Very good idea.
[Ebraheim] Um...
I think we need to discuss.
[Albert] Oh, sure, sure. Go right ahead.
- We need to discuss. - Oh, oh. [stammers] You mean now?
- You want us to do it in front of you? - Yeah?
Oh. Okay. Well, um... I'll just go outside and make a few calls.
- So what do we think? - [Chuckie] Not a bad idea.
This guy's a pimp. I know money when I see it.
- This guy knows... - Know money when you see it?
What happened with the bouncy house? Kids flying everywhere.
- Mind your own business. - It was nuts. Raining kids.
[Jessica] How you feeling, T?
- [Tina] Not looking at the clock. - [Jessica] Same.
[Tina] Mm-hmm.
Jess, can you do me a favor?
- What's up? - Can you fire a pasta course to test?
Yes, Chef. T?
Yes, Chef.
Will you fire me a pasta course to test, Chef?
Absolutely, Chef.
[humming]
[beeps]
Hey, you want some, uh, salad, pasta?
Oh... [stammers] You know what, I think there's a chicken in there.
Carmen, aren't you gonna rinse it first?
Rinse it?
You gotta rinse it for salmonella.
Mmm. Ma, you rinse it in the sink,
you're gonna get fucking salmonella all over the place.
[Donna] Oh.
[inhales sharply] Chef. [exhales]
Thank you, Chef. Will you drop that on the pastry table?
Yes, Chef.
[timer beeps]
[sighs]
Do you... Do you wanna, like, talk about it or...
[Chester] Well...
'Cause we don't have to.
I just didn't... I didn't expect him to be that sexy.
- What? - The guy, he's fucking s... [sighs]
He's, like, tall and shit.
He's, like, nice too, which is stupid.
- [groans] It's all good. I'm chill. - I think... No, I mean...
- I'm good, I'm good. - You're n... You're very nice.
- No, I'm not. - Okay.
Listen, I think, you know, for me, like, you know Marcus has had such a...
- I know. - ...tough year.
and... and it's, like, cool, actually, in a way, that...
- that there are more... - I know.
...people who can be there for him.
You know, I agree. I agree with that part.
- Yeah. - [sighs]
I've also had a tough year.
And nobody asks me how I'm doing.
- I'm sorry to hear that. - It's fine.
How... How are you doing?
I don't know.
Well, of course, I'll still need to speak to Chef Carmen. Without his blessing...
No, no. Of course.
But once I have his blessing, I think we can create opportunity.
Did I just hear a "we"?
We are very interested in your services.
Ebraheim, this could be the beginning of a very beautiful friendship.
"Beautiful friendship."
- Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca. - Yes.
[inhales sharply]
[chuckles]
- Station portioned for tonight, Chef? - Yes, Chef.
[chuckles]
[♪ "Save It For Later" playing]
♪ Two dozen other dirty lovers ♪
♪ Oh, must be a sucker for it ♪
♪ Cry but I don't need my mother ♪
♪ Just hold my hand While I come to a decision on it ♪
♪ Sooner or later Your legs give way, you hit the ground ♪
♪ Save it for later Don't run away, don't let me down ♪
♪ Sooner or later, you'll hit the deck You'll get found out ♪
♪ Save it for later, don't run away And let me down, you let me down ♪
♪ Run away, run away, let me down ♪
♪ Black air and seven seas All rotten through ♪
- ♪ But what can you do? ♪ - [chuckles]
♪ I don't know how I'm meant To act with all of you lot ♪
♪ Sometimes I don't try ♪
♪ I just ♪
♪ Na na na na na na na na na na ♪
♪ Sooner or later Your legs give way, you hit the ground ♪
♪ Save it for later Don't run away and let me down ♪
♪ Sooner or later, you'll hit the deck You'll get found out ♪
♪ Save it for later, don't run away Don't run away and let me down ♪
♪ Run away, run away and let me down ♪
♪ Run away, run away, let me down ♪
♪ Run away, don't run away ♪
♪ Don't run away, don't run away Don't run away, don't run away ♪
♪ Don't run away, don't run away Don't run away ♪
♪ Run away, run away, run away Run away, run away, run ♪
- Albert, you're my guy. - [Albert] Hey.
Uncle Computer, love you.
- Love you, Chuckie. - Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
You're The Computer?
Yeah.
The guy who helped Ebraheim with his project?
I gave Ebraheim facts and figures and colorful charts. Who are you?
Albert Schner.
The Computer.
Very interesting first name. The.
It's a nickname. You don't have a nickname?
I have a nickname.
- What is it? - Not gonna tell you.
I respect that.
♪ Run away, run away and let me down ♪
Oh, my God.
[song ends]
[Donna chuckles]
[Donna smacks lips]
Where did you learn this one?
Uh, French Laundry. I made it every day.
It looks beautiful. Thank you.
Yeah.
[Luca] That looks beautiful, Chef.
- [Marcus] Thank you, Chef. - Yeah.
[Luca] You got that down pretty quick.
- Yeah, it took, like, a couple of minutes. - Yeah.
It would've been like five minutes, solo, but...
Yeah.
[both chuckle]
And if I did it, it would've been, like, ten minutes.
What?
Nothing. [clears throat]
- You guys want to hit Hoots? - Bro, we're at work.
No, no, I'm just, like, after, like, we should celebrate the house.
I'll see you later, dawg.
[scoffs] What the fuck?
What is "Hoots"?
Hooters. It's his favorite restaurant.
[Luca] Yikes.
Restaurants equal the problem.
I understand the problem.
Well, the problem is not going away.
Most problems are not solved by using an icon.
Aaron Rodgers is an icon, still drove the Jets into the ground.
Just like this kid is gonna do to the restaurant,
- is doing to the restaurant, has done... - The sandwich,
the sandwich is the icon, not the chef.
I understand how you see it that way, but a beef window...
I understand. Beef window can't carry a restaurant. I get it.
No, you... You'd need to open another one.
Or two.
- Or three. - Don't get carried away.
[Cicero] Computer! Computer!
- Can we please get... - [horn honks]
- ...the motherfucking fuck... - [horn honks]
- ...out of here? - [horn honks]
- You should hear this. - No!
Get out of the fucking car.
- Suck my balls. - If you get out the car...
No! Suck my fucking balls!
He made you a great offer. Go suck his balls.
- [horn honking] - Gimme a shovel,
it'd be the same thing.
[horn blaring]
Get in the fucking car. Get in the fucking car!
[horn blaring]
[phone buzzing]
This is Nat.
Yeah, Natalie Berzatto.
Sorry, you're kinda breaking up. Uh...
You were here last week and everything was...
Uh, from where?
Yeah, yeah, Food and Wine. Yeah, no... [stutters] I know.
Uh-huh.
Okay. And-And when will it be published?
Can I... Can I tell?
Well, thank you. Okay, thank you for letting me know. Okay.
[chuckles]
"Even if a ninja does not have impressive physical abilities,
remember, the most vital thing is to have acute observation."
So... Fucking obvious.
I would've been such a sick-ass ninja, and...
[mutters]
- [Carmy] Yo. - Yo.
Where you been?
I went to my mom's.
Yeah. Ha ha. Fucking clock's running out.
No, I, uh...
I went to Mom's.
- Everything okay? - [sighs]
Yeah, no, I just... I needed to drop something off.
Oh.
I made her lunch.
That's... That's nice.
Yeah.
Jimmy's looking for you.
Okay, yeah. I'll call him.
We got service in an hour, so I'm gonna...
Yeah.
[exhales deeply]
Okay.
[sniffs]
Hey, hey, it's me, um...
You aren't picking up the phone right now, so just, um...
Just give me a call back when you can. And...
And, actually, I, uh...
I was at my mom's house earlier today.
And, um...
I saw a picture of you when you were my age.
And, Jimmy, I just... I wanted to say thank you.
[inhales sharply, exhales]
You know, I-I feel like I don't say that enough.
You know, you were always looking out for me and for us.
And I know we didn't always make it easy.
But it meant a lot.
No, means a lot.
Because we didn't always have...
You know.
Um... [sighs]
And I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I feel like I've just... I've fucked this place up.
And you believed in me.
And I'm just... I'm-I'm really sorry.
And I hope you're okay.
And just, um... Just call me back when you get a chance, okay?
I know how to fix it.
Okay, bye.
[sighs]
[door closes]
And then they drink it for two minutes.
But it comes out pretty hot, so they gotta wait.
- They're waiting, yeah. - I would say, two minutes to cool.
[Sydney] The wine pairing is amazing.
- Yeah? - Yeah, he really killed it.
That's awesome.
- He's been having fun too, which is nice. - [Carmy] Yeah.
- Hey, guys. - [chattering]
- How am I spacing it? - [Neil] Like nine minutes.
- Bears. - [Richie] Comes out pretty hot.
[chattering]
Hey, fuckers!
Hi, hello.
Hi. Okay.
I'm gonna make this really quick.
I just got a phone call from Food and Wine magazine.
They were here last week.
I knew we could get those suckers.
[Sugar] Very good, my love.
They had some really nice things to say about The Bear.
They said the food was delicious. It felt warm.
It was just... It was really lovely.
They review us?
- No. - No?
- No. - [Carmy] The fuck?
Not fuck.
They're about to announce the new class of best new chefs,
and one of them works at The Bear.
[♪ "The Show Goes On" playing]
Way to go, Marcus.
[all cheering, applauding]
[Ted] Speech, speech, speech!
Speech, big guy. Speech.
Nothing to say other than I love this place, and I love you all.
And...
- 45 to service. - [cheering] Whoo! Yeah!
- [Richie] Best new dickhead right there. - [all] Yeah!
Best new dickhead.
♪ What's all the crying for? ♪
♪ Didn't you expect it When you opened your door? ♪
♪ To the man with the long coat ♪
Fuck.
♪ And the long list of victims ♪
Dude, just level with me.
Are we dead?
Take it one night at a time.
Okay. And every night's a Super Bowl.
Let's go win this motherfucker.
♪ See the lights do a long slow fade ♪
♪ The show goes on And the sad-eyed sisters go walking on ♪
♪ Everyone watching all along ♪
♪ The show goes on As the autumn's coming ♪
♪ And the summer's all gone ♪
♪ Still without you, the show goes on ♪
[phone buzzes]
- Hey. - Hey, Chef, sorry to bug you.
No, no, you're good. I was just getting ready for service. What's up?
Um, just wanted to see, did you have a chance to look over the new agreement?
Uh... [stammers] No, no, I haven't.
Uh... [stammers, sighs]
I just been... I've been busy. And honestly, I do not understand it.
Yeah, I don't know. I didn't really understand it either.
[chuckles] That was a joke.
It was a joke because I did because I'm a lawyer. [chuckles]
Um. What's up, though?
Carmy did have me adjust something that might sound kinda weird.
Kinda weird how?
Well, he isn't listed. [sighs]
What, uh... What does that mean?
The agreement splits.
One side, Jimmy, one side Bear.
Okay?
And Bear side is you and Nat.
And Carm.
No, Sydney. Just you and Nat.
[♪ "New Noise" playing]
♪ Can I scream? ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ We lack the motion ♪
♪ To move to the new beat ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ We lack motion ♪