Chefs Dish on ‘The Bear’

"The Bear," a new Hulu/FX program portrays the raw reality of restaurant culture Chefs from around the country have commented to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine on the authentic representation the show gives of life in the kitchen as a chef. 

Chef Niven Patel - Three-Time James Beard Nominee, Alpareno Group (Ghee, Orno, Mamey)

You never know what can happen when working in a restaurant kitchen. When we opened Orno, we were hyping up our Sunray Venus Clams to use in our Bucatini. These clams are incredibly rare and we were sourcing them from a local farmer in Florida. Shortly after opening, the farmer couldn't find the clams in the water and we couldn't serve the dish for another nine months. Guests were coming in and requesting the clams we didn't have. It was definitely high-stress at first but we worked together as a team to communicate.

Chef Patel 

A similar situation happened a few weeks ago when we launched our new Power Hour, offering $1 oysters…