LOS ANGELES, June 26 (Reuters) - The cast and creators
of the 10-time Emmy-winning FX series "The Bear" celebrated its
third season with hype and hoopla on Tuesday at El Capitan
Theatre in Hollywood.
The show follows award-winning chef Carmy, played by Jeremy
Allen White, who inherits his late brother's sandwich shop in
Chicago and tries to revitalize it.
This Hollywood premiere stood out to White compared with the
previous ones.
"It's crazy, man," he told Reuters as adoring fans gathered
outside on the sidewalk. "We did a premiere for season one and
it was before anybody had seen our show. We had it, and it was
lovely, but it wasn't at this scale. Certainly, people weren't
out here calling our names and stuff. It's a beautiful thing,
man."
Season three of "The Bear" arrives on Walt Disney ( DIS )
-owned Hulu on Wednesday. The New York Times this week
called the show a "cultural phenomenon that sparked new interest
in the people behind the scenes at restaurants."
Ayo Edebiri, who plays Carmy's sous-chef, Sydney, feels that
the show continues to evolve.
"In a major way, I think the show is also pushing itself. I
think that's one of Chris' greatest qualities is he's never
settled in a way," she told Reuters, referring to series creator
Christopher Storer.
"It's sort of the show mirroring life a bit," she added.
For Edebiri, it is a "beautiful dance" to be part of
Storer's determination to push himself artistically.
One of the show's trademarks is its kitchen scenes featuring
flustered chefs and a lot of shouting.
White, however, is used to the environment by now. "I don't
mind it," he said. "I think getting that energy out sometimes is
really nice. It's like taking a melatonin or something, like you
know, when you get it out, you can go home a little more
relaxed."