Obsessed with The Bear? Here's Where to Find a Proper Italian Beef Sandwich in Seattle.

It seems like half my social media is currently devoted to the new FX and Hulu show The Bear—parsing how it depicts the often toxic, habitually intense camaraderie of life in a restaurant kitchen. Or thirsting over Jeremy Allen White, who plays the sometimes toxic, habitually intense protagonist chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto.

I humbly submit there’s another luminous beef situation in this show that merits discussion. Namely the Italian beef sandwiches that power these plotlines. Juicy piles of thin-shaved roast beef, slid au jus into a french roll and topped with giardiniera comprise a Chicago food icon, right up there with deep-dish pizza, jibaritos, and hot

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