Chefs Kiss

Chefs Kiss is the romantic ship pairing between Carmy Berzatto and Sydney Adamu from the The Bear: King of the Kitchen fandom.

Canon
Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto and Sydney 'Syd' Adamu first meet at The Original Beef of Chicagoland, a failing Italian sandwich shop in Chicago, Illinois in Season One. The restaurant is located in Chicago's River North district and was passed on to Carmy by his elder brother, Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto, after the latter's untimely death. Despite having a highly prestigious background as a former chef and eventual Chef de Cuisine a.k.a 'CDC' at world class restaurants, such as Noma, French Laundry and Eleven Madison Park, before meeting Syd, Carmy struggled on his own to keep the restaurant afloat and improve its working culture and conditions.

In the show's pilot episode, System, Syd, a young talented chef who also shares a fine-dining background, comes to The Original Beef of Chicagoland to stage (assist/train) for a week. Over the course of this week, Sydney pitched several ideas to Carmy as to how he could possibly salvage the floundering eatery and improve its profitability. By the end of her first week of staging Carmy hires Syd to become his sous chef and also quickly delegates her to lead the implementation of a French brigade system for the restaurant's staff.

Despite some hiccups along the way, Carmy and Syd come to value each other's talents and opinions over the course of Season One. However, a major falling out occurs between the two in Season 1, Episode 7 after Carmy demonstrates an explosive and nigh uncontrollable tempermental outburst after Syd makes an error with their new to-go order system. Syd quit after Carmy's angry flare up, which signalled a temporary end to their relatively harmonious working relationship. In the aftermath of Syd's departure, in the Season 1 Finale Carmy is shown to be regretful concerning his actions towards the staff during his outburst, and towards Syd in particular.

His grief for his elder brother is also highlighted and his general malaise is also shown to be compounded by Syd's absence in a few scenes. However, after Carmy unearthed a surprise windfall of 300K dollars that his brother stashed away for him in tomato sauce cans, Syd visited the Original Beef, seemingly to collect her last pay check. Upon seeing her, Carmy took a moment to collect his thoughts before he pitched to her his vision of an updated restaurant, to which she joined in with suggestions of her own. The two arrive at a tacit understanding and recommittment to continue working together, and Carmy is shown to be quietly elated at Syd's return.

By the beginning of Season 2, Syd is shown to have been promoted to Carmy's business partner and CDC at the revamped restaurant named, The Bear. The Bear holds a special significance to Carmy as a business as he originally wished to open it with his brother Mikey, before his tragic death. The Bear holds a special significance for Syd since she desired the opportunity to create a healthy working environment for herself and her colleagues, and to have creative control over the meals that she prepares and serves.

Songs

 * Impossible Germany - Wilco
 * Last Train Home - John Mayer
 * She Drives Me Crazy - Young Cannibals
 * Come Back - Pearl Jam
 * To Make You Happy - Tommy Mcgee

Fanon
Although they might not be canon in the show yet, some fans have speculated that there is some romantically charged tension between the two over the course of their interactions. They have had their ups and downs, but have both been shown to hold one another in high regard. Carmy in particular, appears to rely on thoughts of Syd for a sense of peace and stability in moments where he recalls his difficult past and dysfunctional upbringing.

Trivia

 * Carmy and Sydney have matched outfits on numerous occasions. She was the first of the crew to wear blue aprons as per uniform protocol back in early season 1. They also are seen matching in season 2 episode 1, season 2 episode 2 and season 2 episode 9 and 10.
 * Carmy checks in with Sydney to reaffirm that she is okay.
 * They both have difficulties with other people's emotions, but are shown to really care for those around them when it counts.

Fandom

 * FAN FICTION