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‘The Bear’ Culinary Producer Courtney Storer Breaks Down Her Experiences at Jon & Vinny’s and Other Restaurants That Informed Season 4
'The Bear' culinary producer Courtney Storer — sister of series creator Chris Storer — talks through the restaurants ups and downs in Season 4.
Culinary producer Courtney Storer has led kitchens at a long list of venerated establishments, notably Jon & Vinny’s, a beloved Italian American joint in Los Angeles. Several of the show’s major plot points are inspired and informed by the highs and lows of her career — from Carmy’s (Jeremy Allen White) burnout to Sydney’s (Ayo Edebiri) suspicion of the new restaurant trying to poach her. It was a big curve ball, learning how to systemize that and work smarter-not-harder to accomplish that much food in a small window with a team that’s also structured to serve your in-house customers.
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