How The Bear sets up stereotypes of tough male and emotional female chefs – and then tears them down

By Pragya Agarwal, Visiting Professor of Social Inequities and Injustice, Loughborough University

This article contains spoilers for the second series of The Bear.

The Michelin star chef Marco Pierre White said in 2019: “The real positive with men [in professional kitchens is] they are not as emotional, and they don’t take things personally.” While he credited women with having a better sense of smell, and for being consistent and punctual, he said: “Men can absorb pressure better in busy moments.”
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