It's a hot dog in a Beef T-shirt

It's a hot dog in a Beef T-shirt
Confronting the toxic masculinity of haute cuisine

The truly radical thing about The Bear is that, under all that damaged-antihero stuff that feels like a requirement for a series order, it's really wholesome. Not in a way that's saccharine or even particularly pleasant – just a bunch of people who are actually doing the best they can and trying to figure it all out. And there's conflict, because your best doesn't always match up with my best, but you don't need artificial stakes, because the grind of life and people is enough of a stake.

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