Since The Bear debuted in 2021, fans have compared chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) with Bradley Cooper‘s character in Burnt. And it has to do with it, they are both geniuses, award-winning and traumatized, with undeniable mental health problems and obsessed with their Michelin guide scores. And the fact that the series added a photo of Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) leaves the door open for a cameo in the near future.

The third season of The Bear has Carmy’s personal goal of achieving a star in her first year at the new restaurant, the connection to Burnt. has become even clearer. In the film, Adam is the two-star Michelin chef, a toxic and neurotic perfectionist. If having one star is almost impossible, having two makes him, as they joke in the film, a Jedi. Carmy wants something even more complex: to have her star in just a few months with the restaurant operating.

How important is a Michelin star?

The Guide brings together restaurant reviews with brief summaries of two to three lines, but an extensive system of symbols that include the much-revered and sought-after stars, which are world-renowned. The maximum an establishment can receive is three stars, but the criteria are five: the quality of the ingredients, the mastery of flavor and culinary techniques, the personality of the chef, the quality-price ratio, and, finally, consistency (this measured in more than one visit). That’s right, the environment doesn’t count for the star. Interior decoration, table arrangement or the quality of service gained are represented by the fork and spoon symbol.

And how do you get a Michelin star?

According to the myth established in the 2015 film, inspectors always go undercover and evaluate everything without being noticed. In the words of the character Daniel Bruhl, it works like this: “Nobody knows who they are. Nobody. They come. They eat. They go. But they have habits. One orders the tasting menu, the other orders à la carte. Ever. They order half a bottle of wine. They ask for tap water. They are polite. But pay attention! They might put a fork on the ground to see if you notice,” he warns. We now understand better the scene from season three of The Bear in which Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) sees the fork on the ground, but, as far as we know, he does nothing to pick it up. Did he or did he not?

The fact is that in addition to the Chicago Tribune review, which is driving The Bear team crazy, they have already been evaluated by Michelin and are now desperate to know the results.

Of course you are wondering if the legend of the fork in the ground is true? According to the Guide, no. The service is judged without pranks, precisely to keep the secret of who or when they were at the place. But the fact that the series put the fork in the ground created great anxiety for us for the 4th season.

And what do we know about the evaluators? They “tend to be generally middle-aged gentlemen, but sometimes women too, well dressed and polite.” They are at least in pairs, which are divided like this: while one evaluates the drinks, they go to the bar to order a drink and wait for the other. At the table, one person orders the tasting menu and the other orders à la carte, accompanied by half a bottle of wine. It’s not true that they always ask to drink tap water (in the United States or Europe), they generally ask for bottled water.

In other words, The Bear can still reach its star. In fact, that’s my theory: Carmy WILL get her star, but she’ll lose her team in the process, with Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) becoming his main competition. Will I get it right?

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