We are Peter and Lucy: we like cooking, shouting and pasta, so naturally, we love The Bear. Serving up hot and fresh culinary commentary on your favourite chaos menu since 2024 on 'Let It Rip: The Bear 'Cast'.
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We spoke about all things The Bear, digressed into a little mustard chat and some listener feedback. We still don’t know about the Shapiro-verse, but we’re pretty sure it’s not Mamburger Helpfler.
Articles we discussed…
https://slate.com/culture/2025/07/the-bear-season-4-episode-4-worms-sydney-ayo-edebiri.html
https://chicago.eater.com/2023/7/7/23787110/the-bear-season-2-one-off-hospitality-donnie-madia-blackbird
What we cooked…Nothing! But we spoke about butter and chicken.
All the music from The Bear can be found on TuneFind.
Music is Jump to the Top and Grizzly by Leva.
Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: we’re going to make Hamburger Helper and close out Season Four. Help!
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We made a chicken, we named some chefs and talked about the Smashing Pumpkins.
Articles we discussed…
https://www.cbr.com/the-bear-jon-bernthal-best-guest-star/ (https://www.cbr.com/the-bear-jon-bernthal-best-guest-star/)
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-08-21/liza-colon-zayas-from-the-bear-the-backbone-of-the-united-states-has-always-been-black-and-brown-people.html (https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-08-21/liza-colon-zayas-from-the-bear-the-backbone-of-the-united-states-has-always-been-black-and-brown-people.html)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-bear-gillian-jacobs-interview-season-three-1235935286/ (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-bear-gillian-jacobs-interview-season-three-1235935286/)
https://www.bonappetit.com/story/chef-cameos-the-bear-season-three (https://www.bonappetit.com/story/chef-cameos-the-bear-season-three)
What we cooked…
https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-truss-a-chicken-with-chef-thomas-keller (https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-truss-a-chicken-with-chef-thomas-keller)
https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/anchovy-butter-chicken-with-chicken-fat-croutons (https://www.alisoneroman.com/recipes/anchovy-butter-chicken-with-chicken-fat-croutons)
https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/potato-dauphinoise (https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/potato-dauphinoise)
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024345-white-chicken-chili (https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024345-white-chicken-chili)
Awesome Edmonton culinary shops
https://knifewear.com/pages/edmonton (https://knifewear.com/pages/edmonton)
https://silkroadspices.ca/ (https://silkroadspices.ca/)
All the music from The Bear can be found at this Radio Times article (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-bear-disney-plus-soundtrack/)
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: we’re going to make an Italian Beef and we’d love to answer your questions.
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13 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
7: "Legacy" & "Ice Chips" (S3E7&8) + Potatoes
Back home at last we are talking about intergenerational trauma, scurvy, our lack of knowledge about childbirth and the majesty of Jamie Lee Curtis.
Lucy mentioned this recipe (https://www.triedandtruerecipe.com/quick-shredded-chicken-ramen/) for Quick Shredded Chicken Ramen, and the book An Everlasting Meal (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everlasting-Meal-Cooking-Economy-Grace/dp/1439181888) by Tamar Adler.
We spoke about this article (https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-bear-intergenerational-trauma-ice-chips/) by Erin Qualey at Den of Geek
And this article (https://heidi-c-priebe.medium.com/an-introduction-to-dysfunctional-family-roles-d2b79380c2ac) on Medium by Heidi Priebe
All the music from The Bear can be found at this Radio Times article (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-bear-disney-plus-soundtrack/)
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E09 “Apologies” and E010 “Forever”! Let us know your thoughts.
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6 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT
6: "Children" & "Napkins" (S3E5&6) + Europe
We are in Poland, full of pierogi and joy at a Tina-centric episode and the return of Bernthal.
Eateries mentioned include Fach (https://fachbratislava.sk/en/) (Bratislava), Mr Vincent (https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tZP1zcsScsuMzQuNGC0UjWoMDE3NDNNMks0SU1JMTE3N7UyqLBINklKSzMwS0mxMDMzSbbwkswtUijLzEtOzStRKMhMLcpPz1TILkrMzi8HAJJcGKM&q=mr+vincent+pierogi+krakow&oq=mr+vincecnt+p&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) (Kraków) and Hamsa (http://hamsa.pl/en/) (Kraków)
All the music from The Bear can be found at this Radio Times article (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-bear-disney-plus-soundtrack/)
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E07 “Legacy” and E08 “Ice Chips”! Let us know your thoughts.
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24 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT
5: "Doors" & "Violet" (S3E3&4)
We are back south of the border to discuss blackberries, what an expo is and Josh Hartnett.
We followed the blackberry cake recipe from Matty Matheson ‘A Cookbook (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Matty-Matheson-Cookbook/dp/1419732455)’.
You can read the full recipe here (https://www.livingnorth.com/article/blackberry-coffee-cake).
Lucy learned all about beans in Tamar Adler’s wonderful book ‘An Everlasting Meal (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everlasting-Meal-Cooking-Economy-Grace/dp/180075163X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FL9HQ52J72Q1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QFDo9S6Z_ah5hd-K5gD-xvOcczio4WmSYEfsGgin_Ipz_18U9dNH2xOg-TcrBSynRQaHrxYeG8ooagsG3f-wc-t9gw1lWjfIhbQYOwRX5sSdC9Re82MqR66GA6aiAPFgKlcWAMgFn8WTmxk5QZRVYMnvC-MPOePbw9p0bUv9Tev8-qFcF9F77OUtvl5g7sacxWav1GyfTQWObMMfWNUk37SoymLn_uX6DFCfyvRzQP4.FdkM6BoP3T4JlPxp3xZBaie0BFdkxC-NNegLd-XTWDE&dib_tag=se&keywords=an+everlasting+meal&qid=1721753282&s=books&sprefix=an+everlasting+meal,stripbooks,76&sr=1-1)’
The amazing Glasgow vegetarian restaurant is Sylvan (https://www.sylvanglasgow.com/) in Woodlands
The AV Club article about Josh Hartnett can be found here (https://www.avclub.com/josh-hartnett-nail-polish-the-bear-ebon-moss-bachrach-1851575708)
All the music from The Bear can be found at this Radio Times article (https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-bear-disney-plus-soundtrack/)
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E05 “Children” and E06 “Napkins”! Let us know your thoughts.
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We’re taking a break from our regularly scheduled programming to talk about all things Scottish with our friends from afar.Next week we’ll be back with a double episode for The Bear Season Three Episodes Three and Four: ‘Doors’ and ‘Violet’.
Peter made this deconstructed moussaka (https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/moussaka-with-tahini-moussaka-bil-tahina/) for us
You can make your own Scottish tablet following this recipe from Baking With Granny (https://bakingwithgranny.co.uk/recipe/scottish-tablet/).
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E03 “Doors” and S3304 “Violet”! Let us know your thoughts.
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9 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT
3: "Next" (S3E2) + Chicken Piccata
With an f.p.m (f*cks per minute) rate of 3ish, we are back to discuss a return to the Bear we know and love in episode 2, as well as mulling the joy of chicken piccata with a whole lot of lemon.
We followed the piccata recipe from Matty and Coco on this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX1FLR1Bq60)
We also spoke about Ali Slagle’s recipe from ‘I Dream Of Dinner (So You Don’t Have To) (https://www.google.com/search?q=ali+slagle+i+dream+of+dinner&sca_esv=60fec118eeb925b4&ei=UPGHZpPVCLqzhbIP3PGC0A0&ved=0ahUKEwiTvZSP_Y-HAxW6WUEAHdy4ANoQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=ali+slagle+i+dream+of+dinner&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHGFsaSBzbGFnbGUgaSBkcmVhbSBvZiBkaW5uZXIyCxAuGIAEGJECGIoFMgYQABgWGB4yCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyCBAAGIAEGKIEMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogQyGhAuGIAEGJECGIoFGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAE2AEBSP4DUPIBWPIBcAF4AJABAJgBggGgAYIBqgEDMC4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIBoAKNAZgDAIgGAboGBggBEAEYFJIHAzAuMaAHpQk&sclient=gws-wiz-serp)’
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E03 “Doors”! Let us know your thoughts.
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30 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT
2: "Tomorrow" (S3E1) + Sydney's Boursin Omelet
This week, we let it rip with a heck of a montage, and some differing opinions about how much omelette is too much omelette.
We followed the omelette recipe from BuzzFeed’s Ross Yoder here (https://www.buzzfeed.com/rossyoder/potato-chip-omelet-recipe-the-bear-hulu)
We referred to Samin Nosrat (https://ciaosamin.com/)’s excellent cookbook ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/)’ and accompanying Netflix show
Stanley Tucci’s ‘c-u-linary’ memoir ‘Taste (https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/11/taste-my-life-through-food-by-stanley-tucci-review-eat-drink-swoon)’ is also worth checking out (we loved the audiobook)
We encourage you to fuel your nightmares by reading Rhik Samadder’s account of the Egg Master (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/15/kitchen-gadgets-review-egg-master-horrifying-unholy-affair)
The music to this episode is discussed over at The AV Club (https://www.avclub.com/the-bear-trent-reznor-atticus-ross-music-season-3-1851561405)
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.
Next up: The Bear S3E02 “Next”! Let us know your thoughts.
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24 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT
1: Hopes for Season Three + Family Spaghetti
Welcome to Let It Rip: The Bear ‘Cast. In this opening episode we’ll be talking all things Bear, and all things food, as we muddle our way through Mikey’s family spaghetti and ask ourselves, what is it that makes this show so damn good?
RECIPES
You can find our recipe at https://tinyurl.com/tbcep1: (https://tinyurl.com/tbcep1:) let us know if you give it a try!
We’re taking recipe inspiration from Chris Godfrey’s 2023 article for the Guardian ‘Hell in a ham milkshake (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/aug/09/hell-in-a-ham-milkshake-i-tried-to-make-eight-dishes-from-the-bear-it-nearly-broke-me)’
We referred to, but didn’t fully follow, this BuzzFeed article (https://www.buzzfeed.com/rossyoder/spaghetti-recipe-the-bear-hulu-fx) about the family spaghetti
You can see Matty & Coco’s version on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-YArz4h1xc)
BOOKS
Lucy spoke about this book by Massimo Montanari: A Short History of Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce (https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/a-short-history-of-spaghetti-with-tomato-sauce-massimo-montanari/5984306?ean=9781787703285).
Music is Jump to the Top (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-leva-jump-to-the-top-196770/) and Grizzly (https://pixabay.com/music/rock-grizzly-139834/) by Leva. Podcast artwork by the amazing Randy Stevenson.Next up: The Bear ‘Cast S3E1 “Tomorrow”! Let us know your thoughts.
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