If a chef needs inspiration, you’d think they would turn to Anthony Bourdain, Dominique Crenn, or Jiro Ono. But nothing on The Bear—where inspiration is the name of the game—is traditional. After all, the show’s two leading characters, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Sydney (Ayo Edibiri) set out in Season Two to turn a sandwich shop into a Michelin-Starred restaurant with a “chaos menu.” So, how do they pull it off? Well, Sydney turns to the basketball world. Specifically, former Duke basketball coach Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski—and his 2000 memoir, Leading with the Heart: Coach K’s Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life. Published just halfway through Coach K’s long career, the book becomes a vital source of inspiration for Sydney. From 1980-2022, the famous Chicagoan coached the Duke Blue Devils to five NCAA titles and 15 Final Four appearances, becoming… Click below to read the full story from Esquire
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