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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake. Think Creator/JKSimmons in ''Film/Whiplash]] but with cooking instead of music and a chillingly calm tone and you've got this guy.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake. Think Creator/JKSimmons in ''Film/Whiplash]] ''Film/Whiplash'' but with cooking instead of music and a chillingly calm tone and you've got this guy.
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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake. Think [[Film/Whiplash Terrence Fletcher]] with cooking instead of music and a chillingly calm tone and you've got this guy.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake. Think [[Film/Whiplash Terrence Fletcher]] Creator/JKSimmons in ''Film/Whiplash]] but with cooking instead of music and a chillingly calm tone and you've got this guy.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Tends to react to the madness around him with snarky derision. He ''is'' played by John Mulaney so it'd be weird if he wasn't this.



* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake. Think [[Film/Whiplash Terrence Fletcher]] with cooking instead of music and a chillingly calm tone and you've got this guy.
* EvilIsBigger: He's played by 6'4 Joel McHale and is a cruel taskmaster who enjoys mistreating those working under him.


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* LargeAndInCharge: He towers over all his subordinates and his height is just another way he intimidates and bullies them.


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* ThePerfectionist: He tears into chefs with sadistic verbal abuse over any mistake.

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* DrillSergeantNasty: Of the cooking variety. He treats those working under him with mercilessly high standards and will verbally annihilate them if they make even the slightest mistake.



* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He tells Marcus about how he was cocksure about his skills and had a huge ego. Then Carmy came along and blew him away without even trying. Luca says that learning that there were natural talents whom he could never even dream of matching gave him perspective and took a lot of the pressure off.
* BookDumb: Like Carmy, he admits he wasn't much of a student in school and it was only through cooking that he found any real purpose.

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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He tells Marcus about how he was cocksure about his skills and had a huge ego. Then Carmy came along and blew him away without even trying. Luca says that learning that there were natural talents whom he could never even dream of matching gave him perspective and took a lot of the pressure off.
off, allowing him to simply enjoy cooking without worrying about being the best.
* BookDumb: Like Carmy, he admits he wasn't much of a student in school and it was only through cooking that he found any real purpose.purpose and direction.



* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback, but he readily answers any question Marcus has for him, is happy to give praise when Marcus does something right and generally treats him well.

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* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback, but he readily answers any question Marcus has for him, is happy to give praise when Marcus does something right and generally treats him well.well and respects him as a fellow chef.

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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.

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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Surprisingly averted. All the staff is has been working for years, and in some cases decades in kitchens kitchens, and know what they are doing.



* AbusiveParents: From what little we've seen, Carmy's mother Donna was emotionally abusive. 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.

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* AbusiveParents: From what little we've seen, Carmy's mother Donna was emotionally abusive. He never talks to his mother and when Tina mentions she came by during last the past Thanksgiving, he tentatively asks if she behaved well, and well; Tina telling tells him she was, mostly.



* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: What he thinks Michael saw him as. He is still puzzled why Michael left him The Original Beef.

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: What he thinks Michael saw him as. He is still puzzled as to why Michael left him The Original Beef.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is blond and has his heart at the right place.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He is blond and has his heart is at the right place.



* InformedAttribute: During Season 1, Carmy starts attending Al-Anon, and is shown to be still attending in Season 2. However, he's never shown drinking any alcohol.
** Actually, Al-Anon is a support group for friends and family affected by addicts, whereas AA is for the addicts themselves.



* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Hasn't talked to Michael in years before his brother's suicide and didn't attend his funeral.

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* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Hasn't He hadn't talked to Michael in years before his brother's suicide and didn't attend his funeral.funeral.
--> '''Carmy:''' ...I lost track of time, and he died.



* PintSizedPowerhouse: Like his actor Jeremy Allen White, he's a 5'7" short king.

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* PintSizedPowerhouse: Like his actor Jeremy Allen White, he's a 5'7" short king.king, but is an absolute beast in the kitchen.



* SiblingYinYang: He is the calm, reserved version to Michael's charismatic, boisterous version.

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* SiblingYinYang: He is the calm, His calm and reserved version to personality contrasts with Michael's charismatic, boisterous version.one.



* 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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* 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. He's also extremely resistant to changes around the neighborhood.



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 and later becomes the chef de cuisine of The Bear.

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A young woman who went to the CIA CIA[[labelnote:*]]Culinary Institute of America[[/labelnote]] 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 and later becomes the chef de cuisine of The Bear.



* OnlySaneMan: She is the only sibling not working as a restaurateur, and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family. She

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* OnlySaneMan: She is the only sibling not working as a restaurateur, and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family. She



* TeamMom: As she spends more time at the restaurant, she becomes this to the point where Richie and Fak actually refer to her as "mom" in one scene.

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* TeamMom: As she spends more time at the restaurant, she becomes this to the point where Richie and Fak actually refer to her as "mom" in one scene.on occasion. She reciprocates, referring to Fak with motherly terms of endearment such as "sweetheart" and "my love".



* AddledAddict: Was addicted to painkillers.

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* AddledAddict: Was addicted to painkillers.painkillers, leading to erratic behavior.



* MoneyDumb: He quickly burned through his cash and through several failed business ventures, including a petting zoo and a miniature golf course. The Original Beef was another failing venture propped up by loans from Jimmy but Mikey mismanaged that as well and left a failing business and a mountain of debt for Carmie to handle.

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* MoneyDumb: He quickly burned through his cash and through several failed business ventures, including a petting zoo and a miniature golf course. The Original Beef was another failing venture propped up by loans from Jimmy but Mikey mismanaged that as well and left a failing business and a mountain of debt for Carmie Carmy to handle.



* SiblingYinYang: He was the charismatic, boisterous version to Carmy's calm, reserved version.

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* SiblingYinYang: He was the charismatic, boisterous version one to Carmy's calm, reserved version.calm and reserved.



* AmicableExes: Aside from having him as "Richie Bad-News" in her contacts, it doesn't look like there are any hard feelings between her and Richie.

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* AmicableExes: Aside from having him as "Richie Bad-News" in her contacts, it doesn't look like there are any hard feelings between her and Richie. When she appears in "Forks", she's gentle in breaking the news that she's getting remarried, and they end the call with a PlatonicDeclarationOfLove.
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**Actually, Al-Anon is a support group for friends and family affected by addicts, whereas AA is for the addicts themselves.

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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Despite being an excellent chef with experience at a gourmet restaurant, Carmy himself lives off of cheap, bare bones food at home, like PB&J sandwiches and frozen dinners. This appears to be one of many elements of TruthInTelevision within the show.

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* TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Despite being an excellent chef with experience at a gourmet restaurant, Carmy himself lives off of cheap, bare bones food at home, like PB&J sandwiches sandwiches, soft drinks and frozen dinners. This appears to be one of many elements of TruthInTelevision within the show.



* NiceGuy: He's got his flaws and more than a few issues but Carmy is ultimately a kind, well-meaning guy who is genuinely trying his hardest to help everyone around him and create a good environment and to not make anyone else go through what he did.



* BookDumb: Like Carmy, he admits he wasn't much of a student in school and it was only through cooking that he found any real purpose.



* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback, but he readily answers any question Marcus has for him.

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* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback, but he readily answers any question Marcus has for him.him, is happy to give praise when Marcus does something right and generally treats him well.

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The second in command at the Original Beef, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner.

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The second in command at the Original Beef, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner. He later becomes the maître d' of the Bear.



* SignificantWardrobeShift: After completing his stage in "Forks," Richie starts wearing dark suits at work as a sign of his newfound confidence.

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* SignificantWardrobeShift: After completing his stage in "Forks," Richie starts wearing dark suits at work as a sign of his newfound confidence.confidence and professionalism.



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* HappilyMarried: Is the only person in the show that is being married and happily so.
* OnlySaneMan: She is the only sibling not working as a restaurateur, and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family.

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* HappilyMarried: Is the only person in the show that who is being married and happily so.
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* OnlySaneMan: She is the only sibling not working as a restaurateur, and is vocal about wanting to sell the place as it is a depressing money pit for the family. She



* LastNameBasis: Everbody calls him "Fak".

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* LastNameBasis: Everbody Everybody calls him "Fak".



* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback.

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* FormerTeenRebel: Luca's introduction to the kitchen was being forced to wash dishes after an attempted dine-and-dash.
* SternTeacher: He's direct in both instruction and feedback.feedback, but he readily answers any question Marcus has for him.
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* SadistTeacher: Hr is Carmy's mentor and unloads horrifying psychological abuse on him that he is still dealing with the effects of years on.

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* InformedAttribute: During Season 1, Carmy starts attending Al-Anon, and is shown to be still attending in Season 2. However, he's never shown drinking any alcohol.



* ParentalSubstitute: Appears to serve as this for the Berzatto siblings and Richie.

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* ParentalSubstitute: Appears to serve as this for the Berzatto siblings and Richie. It's telling that both Carmy and Nat are closer to Jimmy than to their own mother.
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* PutOnAPrisonBus: [[spoiler:He accidentally knocks out a guest during a bachelor party and puts him in a coma, which gets him arrested. He spends the night in a cell before Carmy bails him out.]]
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* MoneyDumb: He had several failed business ventures, including a petting zoo.

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* MoneyDumb: He had quickly burned through his cash and through several failed business ventures, including a petting zoo.zoo and a miniature golf course. The Original Beef was another failing venture propped up by loans from Jimmy but Mikey mismanaged that as well and left a failing business and a mountain of debt for Carmie to handle.
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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" upon meeting her, and is quickly corrected by Carmen to not call female chefs by anything other than their name. Or "Chef", of course.
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Never shown using any type of drugs during the show.


* FunctionalAddict: He smokes pretty heavily, but his drug usage is never shown to have an affect on his productivity.
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* NeverMyFault: When quitting in Review, claims the mess is "not on her", when it is very much the result of her mishandling the options on the to-go tablet which itself was only implemented because of her pressuring Carmy over and over again.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: He tells Marcus about how he was cocksure about his skills and had a huge ego. Then Carmy came along and blew him away without even trying. Luca says that learning that there were natural talents whom he could never even dream of matching gave him perspective and took a lot of the pressure off.
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A Copenhagen-based pastry chef whom Marcus stages under.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's an asshole the majority of the time, but deep-down he does care about The Beef staff and means well.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's an asshole the majority of the time, but deep-down he does care about The Beef staff crass, grumpy and frequently obnoxious. However, he largely means well.well and looks out for his loved ones to the best of his ability.



The brother of Carmen and Natalie. He was the owner of The Original Beef, inheriting it from their father.

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The older brother of Carmen and Natalie.Natalie, who committed suicide four months before the series began. He was the owner of The Original Beef, inheriting it from their father.



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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He had no financial skills to speak of and was still living with his mother well into his thirties. A recurring challenge for his siblings throughout the series is cleaning up the mess that Mikey left behind, either through sloppiness or lack of foresight.



* MoneyDumb: He had several failed business ventures.

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* MoneyDumb: He had several failed business ventures.ventures, including a petting zoo.


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* HonoraryUncle: Downplayed. While Nat seems content to call him "Uncle Lee", Carmy scoffs at the idea. Mikey couldn't stand him at all.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: He's generally respectful in the kitchen, has a pretty thick skin, and serves as a mentor to both Sydney and Marcus. But he's not afraid to put his foot down and run the kitchen as he sees fit.
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* SkilledButNaive: She's probably the closest to Carmy in culinary skill, but has yet to develop his attention to detail. This is exemplified with her handling of the short rib dish.


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* SweetBaker: Save for some snark here or there, he's the nicest person in the kitchen.

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A star cook who won awards working in fine dining, including the prestigious James Beard Award. He was the owner of The Original Beef after his brother's death, and later is the executive chef and part-owner of The Bear.

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A star cook who won awards working in fine dining, including the prestigious James Beard Award. He was the owner of The Original Beef after his brother's death, and later is the executive chef and part-owner co-owner of The Bear.



* TheDeterminator: Doesn't leave the kitchen even in the direst of situations--many manager/owners and ''especially'' chefs would have attempted to circumvent the disaster of episode 7'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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* TheDeterminator: Doesn't leave the kitchen even in the direst of situations--many manager/owners and ''especially'' chefs would have attempted to circumvent the disaster of episode 7's accidental and far too many orders, but Carmy simply decides to cook '''everything''' in the restuarant restaurant and do the best he can to meet the demand.



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* NoSocialSkills: He can't ever seem to read the room. That, along with being a bit of a bore, is the main reason why the Berzattos don't care for him.

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* NoSocialSkills: He can't ever seem to read the room. That, along with being room, not to mention a bit of a bore, is the main reason why the Berzattos don't care for him.bore.


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* ArmorPiercingResponse: When tensions between him and Mikey start to boil over, Mikey starts throwing forks at him at the dinner table. After a few retorts which Mikey shrugs off, Lee delivers a scathing TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that hits Mikey's insecurities and shuts him up.

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* CastingGag: Fak is the only staff member at the Original Beef who isn't involved in the kitchen. His actor is a chef.



A close friend of the Berzatto siblings' late father.

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A close friend of the Berzatto siblings' late father.father, and the financial backer of the restaurant.

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* TheAlcoholic: Implied. He doesn't drink at all, to the point Richie leaves fermented cherries off of his dessert.


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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He is the responsible to Mikey's foolish, running the Beef with greater efficiency and than Mikey ever could. Conversely, he's also the foolish to Natalie's responsible, being overly ambitious with his goals and lacking her sense of financial management.

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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: He is the responsible to Mikey's foolish, running the Beef with greater efficiency and than Mikey ever could. Conversely, he's also the foolish to Natalie's responsible, being overly ambitious with his goals and lacking her sense of financial management.

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* ControlFreak: Richie is always the first to complain about Carmy and Syd's attempts to change up how The Beef does things, mostly because it's the last thing he has to remember Michael by and sees the changes as an attack on his best friend. It's made ironic by the fact that Richie doesn't particularly ''do'' anything for the restaurant in an official capacity, but he is still very much a vital part of the team. [[spoiler: He's able to channel it into something positive once he becomes maître d' of the Bear.]]

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* ControlFreak: Richie is always the first to complain about Carmy and Syd's attempts to change up how The Beef does things, mostly because it's the last thing he has to remember Michael by and sees the changes as an attack on his best friend. It's made ironic by the fact that Richie doesn't particularly ''do'' anything for the restaurant in an official capacity, but he is still very much a vital part of the team. [[spoiler: He's [[spoiler:He's able to channel it into something positive once he becomes maître d' of the Bear.]]



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* RunningGag: "May I share with you a story of complete and utter failure?" [[spoiler: He finally gets to tell this story in "Omelette," though Carmy misses the point.]]

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* TroubledAbuser: Seemingly suicidal, and likely has some sort of emotional disorder. Hit her breaking point in episode 206, which led to her [[spoiler: driving her car into the living room.]]

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A childhood friend of the Berzattos.
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* HisOwnWorstEnemy: Carmy's greatest obstacles stem from his inability to deal with his personal problems.



The second in command, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner.

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The second in command, command at the Original Beef, Richie was Michael's best friend and business partner.



* HisOwnWorstEnemy: For the first half of Season 2. Richie's insecurity worsens into fear that he'll be among the elements of the Original Beef cast aside to make way for The Bear. Desperate to validate his presence, he tries to take control of the renovation efforts rather than be a team player, which combined with his questionable judgement earns him the frustration and ire of the team. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Richie's staging experience helps him not only get out of his own way, but has him discover an area in which he excels.]]



* DudeWheresMyRespect: It takes a while for the original Beef staff (well, mainly Richie and Tina) to warm up to Sydney, in large part because of her similarities to Carmy and her youth. While her professionalism earns her Tina's respect relatively quickly.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: It takes a while for the original Beef staff (well, mainly Richie and Tina) to warm up to Sydney, in large part because of her similarities to Carmy and her youth. While her professionalism earns her Tina's respect relatively quickly.quickly, the tension between her and Richie eventually boils over.



* {{Foil}}: Tina serves as one to Richie in Season 1. Both are veteran members of the Original Beef, who are initially weary of Carmy and Syd's changes to the restaurant. However, while Richie never fully comes on board due to his lingering grief and insecurity, Tina recognizes the changes as positive.

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* {{Foil}}: Tina serves as one to Richie in Season 1. Both are veteran members of employees at the Original Beef, who Beef that are initially weary averse to the changing restaurant and dismissive of Carmy and Syd for their fine-dining background. However, Tina is won over by Carmy's talent and Syd's changes to the restaurant. However, while Richie never fully comes on board due to his lingering grief maturity, and insecurity, Tina recognizes the changes as positive.improvements in both the restaurant and her own ability. In contrast, Richie remains resistant, grows resentful from a combination of unresolved grief and insecurity: this comes to a head in "Ceres", with Tina taking Richie aside and confronts him for being disruptive.


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* DudeWheresMyRespect: It takes a while for the original Beef staff (well, mainly Richie and Tina) to warm up to Sydney, in large part because of her similarities to Carmy and her youth. While her professionalism earns her Tina's respect relatively quickly.


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* MotorMouth: Syd tends to ramble when she's nervous or unsure of things.


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* {{Foil}}: Tina serves as one to Richie in Season 1. Both are veteran members of the Original Beef, who are initially weary of Carmy and Syd's changes to the restaurant. However, while Richie never fully comes on board due to his lingering grief and insecurity, Tina recognizes the changes as positive.

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