Marcus Brooks quotes from The Bear

Marcus Brooks

Take us there, Bear.

Marcus Brooks

I won't make a mistake again.

Carmy Berzatto

Yeah, you will. But not 'cause you're you, just 'cause shit happens. I started a fryer fire the night after I won Food & Wine 's Best New Chef; nearly burned the place down.

Marcus Brooks

For real?

Carmy Berzatto

For real. This weird thing happens too; you have this minute where you're watching the fire and you're thinking, "If I don't do anything, this place will burn down and all of my anxiety will go away with it."

Marcus Brooks

And then you put the fire out.

Carmy Berzatto

Then you put the fire out.

Carmy Berzatto

Ebra, make sandwiches! Don't stop making fucking sandwiches.

Yes, chef.

Carmy Berzatto

I'm going to make three sections, OK? They're going to be Wet, Hot, and Sweet, alright? I'm going to take green tape, make those sections. Louie, I want you to get the sandwiches put into the corresponding sections.

OK, yeah.

Carmy Berzatto

Yo, bag, Sharpie, label that shit.

Yes, chef.

Sydney Adamu

Tina, fire every single chicken we have, please. OK? Richie, do you even know how to do fries?

Richie Jerimovich

Yes. And I know we need them now.

Sydney Adamu

OK. Marcus, where are we on cakes?

Marcus Brooks

Uh, getting there.

Sydney Adamu

Getting there? What the fuck do you - Marcus, what the fuck are you doing still working on this shit?

Marcus Brooks

Yo, come on. What are you tripping for? The cakes are in the oven.

Sydney Adamu

What the fuck am I tripping for? Are you here right now?

Marcus Brooks

It doesn't make a difference. There's four cakes. And still - Yeah, I was going to cut them.

Sydney Adamu

They're not even cut yet?

Marcus Brooks

Yeah, it's not that big of a deal.

Carmy Berzatto

What's this? Chef!

Sydney Adamu

Um, I am - I'm doing them in five, basically. I'm going to order them in fives, so -

Carmy Berzatto

No, stop. Everything. Fire everything right fucking now.

Sydney Adamu

OK, I'll fire everything now. I just was finishing talking to Marcus and -

Carmy Berzatto

Step out. Step out. Step out - GET THE FUCK OFF MY EXPO, CHEF, NOW! GET THE FUCK OFF! Thank you! We're firing 76 beefs, 34 chickens, OK? 12 French fries, 12 mash, fucking now!

Sydney Adamu

Behind.

Richie Jerimovich

Corner - [Sydney runs into Richie and drops one of the freshly made cakes.]

Sydney Adamu

Oh, shit.

Richie Jerimovich

You didn't say corner. You didn't say corner.

Sydney Adamu

Fuck you, Richie. Fuck you.

Richie Jerimovich

You don't need to curse at me like a maniac.

Sydney Adamu

Fuck y - I'm not a fucking maniac, man.

Richie Jerimovich

It's your bullshit that fucked us today, not mine. It's your bullshit.

Sydney Adamu

Fuck you, Richie. Fuck you.

No, I think at a certain stage it becomes less about skill and more about being open.

Marcus Brooks

Open?

Yeah, to the world, to yourself, to other people. You know, most of the incredible things I've eaten haven't been because the skill level is exceptionally high or there's loads of mad fancy techniques. It's because it's been really inspired, you know.

Marcus Brooks

I like that.

You can spend all the time in the world in here, but if you don't spend enough time out there?

Marcus Brooks

Yeah.

You know?