Creator Christopher Storer’s Chicago restaurant drama ventures into places that few other shows dare.
. And every scene matters. Immersed in the messy business of discarding the old and welcoming the new, the two seasons of the brilliant restaurant procedural tell a straightforward story about the complicated business of change. But it’s how creator Christopher Storer and his team go about telling that story that makes it so distinctive.
Inheriting some of the old staff – prickly Latina Tina and taciturn Somalian refugee Ebra in the kitchen, as well as Fak and “Sweeps”, a handymen duo – Carmy also takes on ambitious young African-American chefs Sydney and Marcus . But not everyone approves of his plan.Chuck Hodes/FX When they follow the chefs’ manoeuvring around the kitchen’s tight spaces, the soundtrack constantly punctuated by calls of “corner” and “behind” as the characters alert each other to their whereabouts, it’s as if the camera has joined itself to the chaotic choreography.
The strategy is taken further in the stunning episode seven in season one, a series highlight. Accompanied by Sufjan Stevens’on the soundtrack, it begins with a brief montage of the characters making their way to work.
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