Chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) wants The Bear, his titular restaurant on FX’s dramedy series, to be one of the best restaurants in Chicago (and eventually the world, but Chicago to start).
In Season 3, the restaurant opens to the public, and right out of the gate Carmy is relentlessly pushing toward quickly achieving an ambitious goal: he wants a Michelin star.
The Michelin Guide is a restaurant and hotel recommendations guide published by the Michelin tire company that answers the question, “is this restaurant worth taking a special trip to in your car that has Michelin tires?”
The Guide rates fine-dining establishments on a three-star system: one star for “High-quality cooking, worth a stop”; two stars for “Excellent cooking, worth a detour”; and three stars “Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey.” The stars are very hard to get, and only a few thousand restaurants in the world have them. In the United States, there are 177 one-star restaurants, 33 two-star restaurants, and 13 three-star restaurants as of 2024.
The stars are highly desirable for restaurants because of the amount of business they bring in and the prestige they bestow. But they also cause chefs a lot of stress, because it can be difficult to meet the increased demand a star results in, and because they’re difficult to maintain. Sounds right up Carmy’s alley, doesn’t it?
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The Michelin Guide’s level of excellence doesn’t come cheap. To eat at a restaurant in the guide isn’t a trip to Texas Roadhouse (no disrespect to Texas Roadhouse, which is a terrific chain, but a very different dining experience). If you want to eat at a restaurant like The Bear, here’s what it will run you.
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