Sundae (The Bear)

It is the 11th overall episode of the series and was written by Karen Joseph Adcock and Catherine Schetina, and directed by executive producer Joanna Calo.

The series follows Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael's failing Italian beef sandwich shop.

In May 2023, Hulu confirmed that the third episode of the season would be titled "Sundae", and was to be written by Karen Joseph Adcock and Catherine Schetina, and directed by executive producer Joanna Calo.

[2] The episode included songs, such as "Goodbye Girl" by Squeeze, "Secret Teardrops" by Martin Rev, "Twenty-Five Miles" by Edwin Starr, "Future Perfect" by The Durutti Column, "Make You Happy" by Tommy McGee, and "I Like the Things About Me" by Mavis Staples.

Marah Eakin of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star out of 5 rating and wrote, "Has any fictional show made its city's food scene look better than The Bear's?

That's made pretty clear in “Sundae,” which is not just a great episode of TV but also a showcase for some of the city's most down-home and delicious eateries.

"[9] Jasmine Blu of TV Fanatic named the episode as the fifth best of the season, writing "It was one of Ayo Edebiri's strongest installments and gave us more insight into Sydney and how others in the culinary world perceive her outside of that of The Bear through this mouthwatering food tour throughout Chicago.

But Season 2 took the time to delve deep into the show's rich supporting cast, and Edebiri got a sumptuously shot showcase of her own in Episode 3 as Sydney wandered the streets of Chicago searching for culinary inspiration.