bear It's back with 10 new episodes filled with culinary cameos that will have you saying, “Yeah, Chef!”
The Emmy Award-winning FX series will premiere its third season on June 26, and the show's regular cast will share screen time with some of the food industry's biggest names as the afterglow of Bear's opening unfolds.
The season one episode, “Tomorrow,” sees Carmen “Carmy” Belzatto (Jeremy Allen White) reminiscing about her past experiences working in fine dining restaurants, including Daniel's Daniel Boulud and Noma's Rene Redzepi. The finale, another episode chock-full of cameos, sees Chef Terry (Olivia Colman) host a group of celebrity chefs for a closing dinner for her Chicago restaurant, Ever, a fictional version of a real Chicago restaurant.
A-list movie stars will also be making appearances.
See all the celebrity chefs appearing in Season 3. bear.
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Daniel Boulud
Flashbacks in the premiere episode show Carmy working at the famed French restaurant Daniel in New York City and being mentored by Boulud in various cooking techniques.
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Rene Redzepi
In another flashback montage in “Tomorrow,” Carmie travels to Copenhagen to work at Redzepi's world-famous restaurant Noma, where she becomes acquainted with the Danish chef.
“We had so much fun welcoming everyone into our restaurant on a perfect summer weekend in Copenhagen, and even teaching @jeremyallenwhitefinally how to properly cut calamari,” the restaurant said on its official Instagram account.
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Dave Beran
Veran, owner of Santa Monica French restaurant Pajoli, is also seen working alongside Carmy at Chef Terry's Eber in the first episode.
In 2023, White Gold Derby He visited Pajoli to study what it was really like to work in a professional kitchen.
“I spent a lot of time as a fly on the wall, helping with the preparations that didn't go horribly wrong,” he told the media. “It was a very busy night, and Chef Dave [Beran] “They pushed me over the phone line,” White said, and told him to “start cooking” even though he was “very, very scared.”
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Pauly James
James has been the owner of the popular Los Angeles restaurant Uncle Pauley's Deli since 2017. In episode 7, “Legacy,” he plays the character Chuckie, who comes to help run the Bears' sandwich counter.
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Thomas Keller
The final episode begins with Carmie reminiscing about her days at Keller's iconic California restaurant, The French Laundry.
“I know people call me a chef, but we cook,” Keller tells Carmie how to remove the wishbone while preparing a roast chicken. “To me, it's a very profound profession because we get to be a part of people's lives in really important ways.”
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Ever's “funeral” dinner will feature a host of culinary stars, including Carmie, Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachalak).
Real-life chefs featured in the meal include Grant Actors (Alinea), Wylie Dufresne (wd~50, Stretch Pizza), Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), Malcolm Livingston II (Noma), Kevin Boehm (Boca Restaurant Group), Will Guidara (former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park), Anna Posey (Elske), Jeannie Kwong (Casama) and Rocio Sanchez (former pastry chef at Noma).
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Bradley Cooper
Events at Ever will also feature some very famous fictional chefs.
When Carmie arrives, she sees a collage of photos of various colleagues who have worked with Chef Terry, including one of Cooper from his 2015 film, “Chef Terry.” Burnt. He plays Adam Jones, a fastidious chef aiming for three Michelin stars.
It's unclear whether we can expect a genuine cameo. Maestro actor in Season 4. After all, he has his own food truck.
