All the Guest Stars and Celebrity Chefs from Season 3 of ‘The Bear’

Although season 3 still features a few surprise cameos from faces you’d typically see on a red carpet, it’s culinary celebrities who are in the spotlight this time around.

Episode 1, “Tomorrow,” is a mix of flashbacks to Carmy’s career before she returned to Chicago. At one point, chef Terry (Olivia Colman) watches Carmy peel peas from across Ever’s kitchen, even as a dish is prepared in front of her by Dave Beran. In real life, Beran is the chef and owner of Pasjoli in Santa Monica, who also played a role in Jeremy Allen White’s culinary training before Season 1.

Chef Terry eventually sends Carmy to work at Noma in Copenhagen, where he shares a quick glance with the famous René Redzepi, who is examining photos of recipes on an outdoor bulletin board.

Throughout the episode, Carmy is mentored by Daniel Boulud of Daniel of New York City, who helps him refine his technique when preparing vegetables, using truffles, and cooking potatoes , which Carmy thinks about in flashbacks throughout the season.

The finale, “Forever,” opens with a flashback to Carmy’s time at the French Laundry in Northern California, where chef and owner Thomas Keller teaches her how to remove the wishbone from a chicken before striking up a conversation about the need for a culinary legacy.

Terry’s decision to close Ever and retire draws chefs from around the world to Chicago for the restaurant’s funeral dinner, which is the focus of the rest of the episode. Luca (Will Poulter) bombards Alinea boss Grant Achtaz with questions until he can’t take it anymore and awkwardly apologizes. Carmy catches up with Wylie Dufresne (WD50, Stretch Pizza) and Kevin Boehme (Boka Restaurant Group) before sitting down to dinner.

While they eat, Carmy and Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) listen as the other guests share stories about the ups and downs of their careers. Among their table companions is Will Guidara, restaurateur and author of the book “Unreasonable Hospitality”, which Richie learned about during his training at Ever in the season 2 episode “Forks”. (The most famous quote from the guidebook “The Bear” and certainly the season 3 finale: “People will forget what you do; they will forget what you said. But they will never forget what you do to them made you feel.”) who also served as a judge on Dan Levy’s short-lived cooking competition “The Big Brunch” – is a co-producer and consultant on “The Bear.”

Genie Kwon, chef and owner of Chicago’s Kasama, also consulted on “The Bear” and appears at the dinner, as do Malcolm Livingston II (Noma), Anna Posey (Elske), Rosio Sanchez (Noma, Sanchez, Hija de Sanchez) and Christina Tosi (Milk Bar).

But there is a cook who does not play his own role. Paulie James of Uncle Paulie’s Deli of Los Angeles appears in episodes 6 and 7 as Chuckie, who helps Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) run the sandwich window in the back of the Bear – the only profitable part of the restaurant.