Mikey never filed for The Beef.
Richie also discovers a terrible amount of mold in the ceiling and walls.
Two failed fire suppression tests heightened the tension 10 days before the restaurant was projected to open.
THE BEAR, from left: Ayo Edebiri, Abby Elliot, Jeremy Allen White, ‘Beef’, (Season 2, ep. 201, aired June 22, 2023). photo: Chuck Hodes / ©FX on Hulu / Courtesy Everett CollectionFX on Hulu
The plan was originally a six-month timeframe, but it was narrowed down to 3.
Uncle Jimmy Kalinowski (Oliver Platt), visited the kitchen to check on progress for the rebrand.
Before opening, Jimmy was in for $350,000.
Abby Elliot as Natalie Berzatto in ‘The Bear’ (Photo: Courtesy of FX)FX/Hulu
Natalie also revealed that shes pregnant.
She asked him for his number, and at first, he gave her the wrong number.
She called him out on it, and then they started hanging out.
Tension arose between them when Natalie told Sydney, who didnt realize Claire was in the picture.
She and Carmy argue about whether shes his girlfriend.
Sydney supported Marcus via Facetime while he was in Copenhagen.
Carmy even gives Tina his knife to take as she learns to skillfully cut meat and filet fish.
Their mother Donna cooked a chaotic Christmas dinner with seven fishes, as is tradition in Italian families.
Natalie and Donna have a tense dynamic because Natalies constant asking if Donna is okay makes Donna crazy.
Stevie also saved the day with his alternative form of grace.
sent her over the edge.
She left the table, and Mikey threw the final fork at Lee in the wake of Donnas outburst.
Donna later drove through the house with the family car.
Richie learned how to go above and beyond with anticipating customers needs.
He also learned how passing notes covered a complex way of communication.
On his last day as a stage, Richie encountered Terry herself, who was peeling mushrooms.
He offered to help her, and he bonded with her conversing about their fathers serving in the military.
Richie told Carmy how he felt like he didnt have a purpose at the beginning of Season 2.
He had a lightbulb idea when he saw a burned picture of Mikey with Tina and Ebraheim.
A Stressful Finale and Opening Night
Opening night for Friends and Family went off smoothly, in the beginning.
Carmy got Syd a Thom Browne apron.
Donna left after she begged him to tell her it was okay to leave.
All she said was Im sorry you feel that way Carm.
Sydneys dad praised her efforts and called the restaurant the thing.
