Here’s The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White’s Favorite New York City Restaurant
NYC restaurants are no strangers to acclaim from celebrities. From Sopranos star Michael Imperioli to the late Anthony Bourdain, we love learning about where some of our favorite stars love to eat.
In a 2022 interview with late-night host Seth Meyers, Jeremy Allen White put viewers on to one of his favorite restaurants in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, Jeremy Allen White is the star of FX’s latest cultural phenomenon, The Bear, a dramedy that follows a highly skilled Michelin-Starred chef who moved back to his hometown in Chicago to take over the family sandwich shop after the death of his brother. The show pulls you into what it’s like to be in a fast-paced kitchen, and it’s almost impossible not to grab onto the lingo you hear and the culinary skills shown.
During the interview, Meyers asks Allen White if people have started to use kitchen terms with him like “hey Chef” yet, to which Jeremy jokingly responds, “Yes, Chef.”
He goes on to recall a funny interaction that happened the last time he visited the Ridgewood staple, Rolo’s.
“I have this restaurant I love to go to in my neighborhood here in New York called Rolo’s; if you guys are in the neighborhood, go check it out. I go there all the time so they know me a little bit, but three days after the show came out I went there… everybody [said] ‘Chef… yes Chef‘. And it’s so nice because we connected with the back-of-house and the industry in a way that I think the show seems real to them…”
In February 2021, Rolo’s opened in Ridgewood, Brooklyn, as a grocery store, then later in April as a full-service restaurant. Since then, Rolo’s has gone up the ranks as one of NYC’s hottest reservations to get month after month.
Their wood-fired polenta bread is a crowd favorite across social media, and their steaks receive nothing but rave reviews, but Rolo’s crowning glory is their two-sheet lasagna verde bolognese. It’s almost impossible to go on TikTok these days and not come across it!
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