In the FX series The Bear, Carmy Berzatto establishes a method of address among his kitchen staff from the very start after taking over The Beef from his deceased brother: "Yes, chef." Naturally, the rest of the staff bristle at this, having grown very close over the years they had worked together, calling each other by names both familiar and often playfully obscene. One chef, Tina, immediately mocks the practice, calling Carmy "Jeff" instead (only later switching to the more affectionate "Jeffrey").

Another part of Berzatto's plan to improve the operation of the restaurant—before upgrading the restaurant itself in the second season—is to run the kitchen like the elite restaurants he worked in previously do. Specifically, he imposes a French brigade model based on military hierarchy, in which the executive chef supervises the chef de cuisine (head chef), who in turn supervises the sous chef (deputy chef), and so........

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