The Bear

“Behind-the-pass at Quince. Nothing looks like S5 footage. Yet.”

“S4 has nine episodes, not ten. They cut what was going to be the Mikey flashback bottle ep in post — Storer felt it broke the rhythm. Smart call. Leak from a colorist who saw the timeline last month.”

“Mr. Beef on Orleans is using the show's prep list for real now. The all-day on the wall behind the line is straight out of the writers room — they consult on it every season.”

“Ayo Edebiri's directing one episode in S4 — the bottle ep set entirely in the kitchen during a slow Sunday lunch. Storer let her have it. Friends who've seen the cut say it's the best half-hour of the season.”

“Season 4 picked up in Chicago last week. Hat off to the showrunners — they're shooting Ever's kitchen entirely handheld. That's going to feel very different on camera.”