Season 3 of ‘The Bear’ is a mess

‘The Gay Cookbook’ was of and ahead of its time                   [View on web]( FX [IN SEASON 3, 'THE BEAR' IS A MESS]( Through 10 muddled episodes, the future of Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto and the Bear is as up in the air as ever. Warning: This story includes spoilers.   TOP NEWS ['The Gay Cookbook' was of and ahead of its time]( [Lou Rand Hogan’s 1965 book dared to say that gay men could be perfectly happy cooking and eating together, just like straight people.]( [The Lay’s Potato Chip drink is the most unhinged semifinalist in the 2024 State Fair of Texas Big Tex food list]( [Cotton candy bacon on a stick and fat bacon pickle fries, you have our attention.]( [How the Big Queer Food Fest was built]( [The founders of the Big Queer Food Fest have plans for 2025. In the meantime, they’re finding out just how big the queer food community is.]( [New York chef James Kent leaves a mark on LA with a final project at Santa Monica Pier]( [Kent passed away a week after opening his final restaurant called Snackville at the Santa Monica Pier.]( [SpaghettiOs get a glow-up at the Voltaggio Brothers’ MGM steakhouse]( [The celebrity chef siblings add updated takes on childhood favorites at their resilient Maryland restaurant.]( [Gloria Jean Kvetko, the Chicago entrepreneur who built a mall coffee empire, has died]( [Kvetko was 82. She founded Gloria Jean’s in 1979.](   FX [EVERY CHICAGO RESTAURANT FEATURED IN 'THE BEAR']( [Freshly updated with all the action from Season 3.]( [Sign up for the Eater Chicago newsletter for more local dining news, guides, and maps.]([→](   TODAY'S VIDEO //link.eater.com/click/35861865.52646/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_dj1OTy04d1NxZlM0cyZ0PTFzJnVlaWQ9NmM1M2I2M2E4ZTNmYWQ3MGFkNGVmMTMwMDQ1Mjc0Mzc/61436a767b51b35caf6c365fC094f82fc[WATCH: HOW ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST CHEFS RUNS TWO-MICHELIN-STARRED EVER IN CHICAGO]( GIF: Daniel Geneen/Murilo Ferreira/Carla Francescutti/Charlotte Carpenter   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe](param=today). View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media,1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved.