Jeremy Allen White of FX’s The Bear visits Mr. Beef in Chicago’s Orleans, the site of inspiration for the character’s restaurant

Chicago — “Bear” from FXs stars Jeremy Allen White as a rising chef, Carme Berzato, who takes over his family’s Italian beef wing after his brother’s death. The restaurant in the chain is inspired by Mr. Beef on Orleans, an old staple in Chicago’s River North neighborhood that Allen visited recently. “I love Chicago,” White says. “It’s so beautiful and it’s a great city.” White says he trained at a culinary school and worked in a Michelin-starred kitchen to prepare for his role. He went the extra mile to look…

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