Food & Wine

Making the cut: meet the culinary producer of The Bear

Trained chef Courtney Storer is the reason every episode of this hit Disney Plus show about a hectic kitchen in a Chicago restaurant is true to life - and worthy of multiple big award wins

The Bear has received multiple awards this season. Here, the cast is pictured at the Golden Globes where it won three awards. Picture: Getty Images

If you haven’t watched The Bear, which is now streaming on Disney Plus, then I want you to stop reading this article and come back when you’ve finished it. All done? Great! Now that you know how excellent this food-focused show is, you might be wondering how the performers playing Carmy, Sydney and the rest of the team were able to cook and act exactly like they’d been working in kitchens their entire lives, from ...