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* DefrostingIceKing: In the beginning of the story, he is adamant to be professional and respectful with everybody. He starts to thaw around the time he hires Sydney, as he has a good feeling about her from the start, and sees Sydney as a partner to help him fix the Beef
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* DefrostingIceKing: In the beginning of the story, he is adamant to be professional and respectful with everybody. He starts to thaw around the time he hires Sydney, as he has a good feeling about her from the start, and sees Sydney as a partner to help him fix the BeefBeef.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: ''Oh, boy.'' Syd's to-go machine mishap in Episode 7 pushes Carmy over the edge. Even ''Richie'' stops talking back.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Calls Sydney Sweetheart upon meeting her, and is quickly corrected by Carmen to not call female chefs by anything other than their name.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Calls Sydney Sweetheart "Sweetheart" upon meeting her, and is quickly corrected by Carmen to not call female chefs by anything other than their name.
* {{Manchild}}: Richie has the emotional maturity of a frat boy: he's self-righteous, short-tempered, crass and petty. He also doesn't seem to recognize that bringing up a story of him out drinking at 6 in the morning would be a poor choice for a first date.
* NostalgiaFilter: Tries to run the Beef as if Michael was still around, and criticizes Carmy's changes every chance he gets. It is implied that this is his way of grieving Michael.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Calls Sydney a cutesy nickname the first time they are meeting, which is a huge no-no in a professional setting, and says Uncle Jimmy is an asshole because he is Polish, claiming that all Polish people suck. In "Review", he semi-jokingly accuses Syd of giving a reviewer sexual favors, triggering an argument that escalates throughout the episode and culminates in her accidentally stabbing him.
* WhatTheHellHero: Delivers two of these over the first season: first to Richie in "Ceres" for being disruptive, and finally to Carmy for how he acted in "Review".
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* NiceGuy: When he mistakenly believes that Marcus is homeless, Gary doesn't hesitate to reassure him and offer him a place to sleep
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* NiceGuy: When he mistakenly believes that Marcus is homeless, Gary doesn't hesitate to reassure him and offer him a place to sleepsleep.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Only shows up in flashbacks,since he is dead.having committed suicide a few months before the series began.
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The sister of Carmen and Michael. She is part owner of The Original Beef.
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The middle sister of Carmen and Michael. She is part owner of The Original Beef.
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* BadassesWearBandanas: She always has a different one on her head. This actually let the fans to try and find all the bandanas she is wearing thru out the show.
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* DefrostingIceKing: In the beginning of the story, he is adamant to be professional and respectful with everybody. He starts to thaw around the time he hires Sydney.
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* TheDeterminator: Doesn't leave the kitchen even in the direst ofsituations.situations--many manager/owners and ''especially'' chefs would have attempted to circumvent the disaster of episode 8's accidental and far too many orders, but Carmy simply decides to cook '''everything''' in the restuarant and do the best he can to meet the demand.
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* TheGhost: He died by suicide shortly before the show starts.
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The context is she had a knife in her hand and walked into him. It's super easy to explain and makes lots of sense because it's a very common kitchen accident—it's why they're supposed to say things like 'corner' and 'behind'.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the Episode "Review", she just walks out in a high stress situation, after Carmen yelled at her and she had a fight with Richie, that resulted in her [[EvenWithContext accidentally stabbing him]].him.
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* UnkemptBeauty: He is a good-looking man, but he is perpetually ungroomed from a combination of grief and long hours in a hot kitchen.
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* ControlFreak: Makes her more similar to Richie than she would like to admit. She tries to push too many new ideas at once, not really thinking about how a restaurant has to cooperate as a team and frustrated nobody sees things her way when she also doesn't see things from their's. This frequently puts her at odds with Richie, who is on the other end of the spectrum who and throws hissy fits over the Beef changing. In between is Carmy, trying to change the restaurant for the better but understanding that proper change is slow.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After yelling at Marcus for focusing on doughnuts instead of cakes and Sydney quitting on the spot for similar treatment, he picks up the doughnut sample he threw to the floor and takes a bite, seeing that it's delicious. He smiles bitterly to himself, realizing he drove away two talented chefs by treating them the same way he hated being treated by his old bosses.
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* UnkemptBeauty: He is a good-looking man, but he is perpetually ungroomed from a combination of grief and long hours in a hot kitchen.
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A woman who works for The Original Beef for over 20 years. She is chef de entremétier.
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* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Hasn't talked to Michael in years before his brother's suicide and didn't attend his funeral.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Carmen suffers from flashbacks about his former boss and dead brother. He also says says, "Who doesn't?" when Richie tells him he has panic attacks.attacks.
* AngryChef: Mostly avoided. Since he worked under some angry chefs himself, he tries to be respectful, calm, and collected. But sometimes the stress consumes him, and he has an outburst for the ages.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: What he thinks Michael saw him as. He is still puzzled why Michael left him The Original Beef.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Wished for his whole life to work in The Original Beef, his family's restaurant. He inherits it after his brother committed suicide, leaving him to wish for anything else but this.
* BenevolentBoss: Treats his staff more like a family than his actual family.
* BookDumb: He mentions in AI-Anon that he barely managed to finish High School and couldn't attend college because of it.
* ClashingCousins: With Richie. Weirdly enough, they aren't really related and just call each other cousin as a sign of closeness. Still, they clash every episode.
* AngryChef: Mostly avoided. Since he worked under some angry chefs himself, he tries to be respectful, calm, and collected. But sometimes the stress consumes him, and he has an outburst for the ages.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: What he thinks Michael saw him as. He is still puzzled why Michael left him The Original Beef.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Wished for his whole life to work in The Original Beef, his family's restaurant. He inherits it after his brother committed suicide, leaving him to wish for anything else but this.
* BenevolentBoss: Treats his staff more like a family than his actual family.
* BookDumb: He mentions in AI-Anon that he barely managed to finish High School and couldn't attend college because of it.
* ClashingCousins: With Richie. Weirdly enough, they aren't really related and just call each other cousin as a sign of closeness. Still, they clash every episode.
* TheDeterminator: Doesn't leave the kitchen even in the direst of situations.
* DumbBlonde: He says he never understood school lessons, and cooking is the only thing he is good at. Since we never see him outside the kitchen, this is more of an InformedAttribute.
* ExtremeDoormat: Was this in his old job, taking every abuse by his MeanBoss.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He is the responsible to Mikey's foolish.
* JerkassHasAPoint: In the episode "Review" he yells at both Marcus and Sydney, causing them to walk out. But he wasn't unjustified, Marcus was playing around with Donuts instead of doing his orders, and Sydney made an awful mistake with the to-go orders.
* SelfMadeMan: He went by himself to New York and became a name in fine dining, partially to spite his brother Michael, who did not allow him to work in the family restaurant.
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* ExtremeDoormat: Was this in his old job, taking every abuse by his MeanBoss.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He is the responsible to Mikey's foolish.
* JerkassHasAPoint: In the episode "Review" he yells at both Marcus and Sydney, causing them to walk out. But he wasn't unjustified, Marcus was playing around with Donuts instead of doing his orders, and Sydney made an awful mistake with the to-go orders.
* SelfMadeMan: He went by himself to New York and became a name in fine dining, partially to spite his brother Michael, who did not allow him to work in the family restaurant.
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* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: He deals behind the restaurant to supply the income of the business.
* CrazyPrepared: He has a Glock and a megaphone in case he needs to break up a fight.
* DotingParent: Tries to patiently tell his ex-wife not to upset their child, and when talks to his daughter to calm her down.
* HairTriggerTemper: He can go from calm to yelling and fighting in a nanosecond.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: He jumps in wherever he is needed in the restaurant, not having a concrete position.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: He is the mean to Marcus' nice and Carmen's in-between.
* PapaWolf: Has a daughter with his ex-wife and is very worried how the separation and subsequent badmouthing of the mother will affect his child.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: He accidentally knocks out a guest during a bachelor party and is arrested. He spends the night in a cell before Carmy bails him out.
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* CrazyPrepared: He has a Glock and a megaphone in case he needs to break up a fight.
* DotingParent: Tries to patiently tell his ex-wife not to upset their child, and when talks to his daughter to calm her down.
* HairTriggerTemper: He can go from calm to yelling and fighting in a nanosecond.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: He jumps in wherever he is needed in the restaurant, not having a concrete position.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: He is the mean to Marcus' nice and Carmen's in-between.
* PapaWolf: Has a daughter with his ex-wife and is very worried how the separation and subsequent badmouthing of the mother will affect his child.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: He accidentally knocks out a guest during a bachelor party and is arrested. He spends the night in a cell before Carmy bails him out.
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* BadassesWearBandanas: She always has a different one on her head. This actually let the fans to try and find all the bandanas she is wearing thru out the show.
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Every chef she ever worked for has the same criticism, that leads to her being unhappy and quitting: she is too hasty and pushy, trying to implement all her ideas at once.
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* BadassesWearBandanas: She always has a different one on her head. This actually let the fans to try and find all the bandanas she is wearing thru out the show.
* HoistByHerOwnPetard: Every chef she ever worked for has the same criticism, that leads to her being unhappy and quitting: she is too hasty and pushy, trying to implement all her ideas at once.
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* BlackAndNerdy: He totally geeks out about anything pastry and the culinary arts in general.
* GentleGiant: He is really big and muscular, but also the softest person in The Original Beef.
* ThePollyanna: He is just happy to work in a restaurant, always having a smile on his face.
* SkewedPriorities: He was hired to bake the bread in The Original Beef. However, he soon asks if he could make cakes, which results in him getting obsessed with the perfect donut. He spends an episode making donuts instead of the cakes ordered, and doesn't understand what the problem is.
* WideEyedIdealist: He loves everything about the culinary arts and, when Carmy tells him a story about a chef that was a perfectionist, is stoked about the level of dedication instead of taking it as a warning that a kitchen can be a toxic place.
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* GentleGiant: He is really big and muscular, but also the softest person in The Original Beef.
* ThePollyanna: He is just happy to work in a restaurant, always having a smile on his face.
* SkewedPriorities: He was hired to bake the bread in The Original Beef. However, he soon asks if he could make cakes, which results in him getting obsessed with the perfect donut. He spends an episode making donuts instead of the cakes ordered, and doesn't understand what the problem is.
* WideEyedIdealist: He loves everything about the culinary arts and, when Carmy tells him a story about a chef that was a perfectionist, is stoked about the level of dedication instead of taking it as a warning that a kitchen can be a toxic place.
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* AlphaBitch: Starts out as this towards Carmy and Sydney, but comes around once she notices the changes they are implementing actually work and make everything much smoother.
* TokenMinority: Was the only woman in the kitchen until Sydney came along.
* VerbalTic: Carmy calls everybody "chef", which she first misheard as "Jeff." She when proceeds to call him Jeff and even accidentally uses it for Sydney once.
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* AlphaBitch: Starts out as this towards Carmy and Sydney, but comes around once she notices the changes they are implementing actually work and make everything much smoother.
* TokenMinority: Was the only woman in the kitchen until Sydney came along.
* VerbalTic: Carmy calls everybody "chef", which she first misheard as "Jeff." She when proceeds to call him Jeff and even accidentally uses it for Sydney once.
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!!Gary ''Sweeps'' Woods
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!!Ebraheim
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!!Angel
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!!Neil Fak
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* JackOfAllTrades: He does everything in The Original Beef, from plumbing to maintaining the Arcade System. When Carmy mentions that he needs more cooks, he asks to work in the kitchen, as well.
* LastNameBasis: Everbody calls him Fak.
* JackOfAllTrades: He does everything in The Original Beef, from plumbing to maintaining the Arcade System. When Carmy mentions that he needs more cooks, he asks to work in the kitchen, as well.
* LastNameBasis: Everbody calls him Fak.
[[folder:Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto]]
!!Michael''Mikey'' Berzatto
->'''Played by:''' Creator/Jon Bernthal
The brother of Carmen and Natalie. He was the owner of The Original Beef, inheriting it from their father.
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* AddledAddict: Was addicted to painkillers.
* TheGhost: He died by suicide shortly before the show starts.
* PosthumousCharacter: Only shows up in flashbacks, since he is dead.
* ShroudedInMyth: Everybody who knew him called him "[their] best friend" and had stories about him.
* SiblingYinYang: He is the charismatic, boisterous version to Carmy's calm, reserved version.
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[[/folder]]
!!Michael''Mikey'' Berzatto
->'''Played by:''' Creator/Jon Bernthal
The brother of Carmen and Natalie. He was the owner of The Original Beef, inheriting it from their father.
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* AddledAddict: Was addicted to painkillers.
* TheGhost: He died by suicide shortly before the show starts.
* PosthumousCharacter: Only shows up in flashbacks, since he is dead.
* ShroudedInMyth: Everybody who knew him called him "[their] best friend" and had stories about him.
* SiblingYinYang: He is the charismatic, boisterous version to Carmy's calm, reserved version.
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[[/folder]]
!!Natalie ''Sugar'' Berzatto
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* HappilyMarried: Is the only person in the show that is being married and happily so.
* SpeakIllOfTheDead: The only one who doesn't shy away calling Michael irresponsible and thoughtless.
* WhiteSheep: She is the only sibling not working as a restauranteur and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family.
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* SpeakIllOfTheDead: The only one who doesn't shy away calling Michael irresponsible and thoughtless.
* WhiteSheep: She is the only sibling not working as a restauranteur and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family.
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!!Jimmy ''Cicero''
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!Main Characters
[[folder:The Original Beef in general]]
The staff of The Original Beef of Chicagoland
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Surprisingly averted. All the staff is working for years, and some cases decades in kitchens and know what they are doing.
* CommonalityConnection: The staff don't have much in common besides working for Michael or being related to him. But this is enough for them to see each other as family.
* CoolOldGuy: Cicero. It seems like nothing can shake him. Not even poisoning the guests of his party.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: The staff ranges from 20-somethings to 50-somethings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Everybody is a jerk. But if help is needed, they are there.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JeremyAllenWhite
A star cook who won awards working in fine dining. He is now the owner of The Original Beef after his brother's death.
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* AbusiveParents: Implied. He never talks to his mother and when Tina mentions she came by during last Thanksgiving, he tentatively asks if she behaved well, and Tina telling him she was, mostly.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Carmen suffers from flashbacks about his former boss and dead brother. He also says "Who doesn't?" when Richie tells him he has panic attacks.
* CynicismCatalyst: His brother did not allow him to work in the family business, which sent him into a spiral of hurt.
* DefrostingIceKing: In the beginning of the story, he is adamant to be professional and respectful with everybody. He starts to thaw around the time he hires Sydney.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/Ebon MossBachrach
The second in command, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: He accidentally knocks out a guest during a bachelor party and is arrested. He spends the night in a cell before Cary bails him out.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sydney Adamu]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AyoEdebiri
A young woman who went to the CIA and, after her own catering business failed, applies for a job at The Original Beef to make some money. She is Carmy's sous chef and chef de saucier.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marcus]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LionelBoyce
A young man in his first culinary job. He is the chef de pâtisserie.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tina]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LizaColónZayas
A woman who works for The Original Beef for over 20 years. She is chef de entremétier.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gary 'Sweeps' Woods]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/CoreyHendrix
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ebraheim]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/EdwinLeeGibson
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Manny]]
One of the dishwashers in The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardEsteras
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Angel]]
One of the dishwashers in The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoseMCervantes
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Neil Fak]]
The Handyman of The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattyMatheson
[[/folder]]
!Minor Characters
[[folder:Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AbbyElliott
The sister of Carmen and Michael. She is part owner of The Original Beef.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jimmy 'Cicero']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliverPlatt
The uncle of Carmen, Michael, and Sugar.
* CoolOldGuy: After Carmy [[ItMakesSenseInContext poisons]] the children at a birthday party Jimmy is hosting, Jimmy is offering him coffee and doesn't mind.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pete]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisWitaske
The husband of Sugar.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He is always happy to hang around Sugar's family, but they don't like him.
[[/folder]]
!Main Characters
[[folder:The Original Beef in general]]
The staff of The Original Beef of Chicagoland
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Surprisingly averted. All the staff is working for years, and some cases decades in kitchens and know what they are doing.
* CommonalityConnection: The staff don't have much in common besides working for Michael or being related to him. But this is enough for them to see each other as family.
* CoolOldGuy: Cicero. It seems like nothing can shake him. Not even poisoning the guests of his party.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: The staff ranges from 20-somethings to 50-somethings.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Everybody is a jerk. But if help is needed, they are there.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JeremyAllenWhite
A star cook who won awards working in fine dining. He is now the owner of The Original Beef after his brother's death.
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* AbusiveParents: Implied. He never talks to his mother and when Tina mentions she came by during last Thanksgiving, he tentatively asks if she behaved well, and Tina telling him she was, mostly.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Carmen suffers from flashbacks about his former boss and dead brother. He also says "Who doesn't?" when Richie tells him he has panic attacks.
* CynicismCatalyst: His brother did not allow him to work in the family business, which sent him into a spiral of hurt.
* DefrostingIceKing: In the beginning of the story, he is adamant to be professional and respectful with everybody. He starts to thaw around the time he hires Sydney.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/Ebon MossBachrach
The second in command, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: He accidentally knocks out a guest during a bachelor party and is arrested. He spends the night in a cell before Cary bails him out.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sydney Adamu]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AyoEdebiri
A young woman who went to the CIA and, after her own catering business failed, applies for a job at The Original Beef to make some money. She is Carmy's sous chef and chef de saucier.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marcus]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LionelBoyce
A young man in his first culinary job. He is the chef de pâtisserie.
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[[/folder]]
[[folder:Tina]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/LizaColónZayas
A woman who works for The Original Beef for over 20 years. She is chef de entremétier.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gary 'Sweeps' Woods]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/CoreyHendrix
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ebraheim]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/EdwinLeeGibson
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Manny]]
One of the dishwashers in The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardEsteras
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Angel]]
One of the dishwashers in The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoseMCervantes
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Neil Fak]]
The Handyman of The Original Beef.
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MattyMatheson
[[/folder]]
!Minor Characters
[[folder:Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/AbbyElliott
The sister of Carmen and Michael. She is part owner of The Original Beef.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jimmy 'Cicero']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/OliverPlatt
The uncle of Carmen, Michael, and Sugar.
* CoolOldGuy: After Carmy [[ItMakesSenseInContext poisons]] the children at a birthday party Jimmy is hosting, Jimmy is offering him coffee and doesn't mind.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pete]]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChrisWitaske
The husband of Sugar.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: He is always happy to hang around Sugar's family, but they don't like him.
[[/folder]]
