Honeydew (The Bear)

"**Honeydew**"
"Honeydew"
The Bear episode
	Houses along Nyhavn canal in Copenhagen
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 4
Directed by	Ramy Youssef
Written by	Stacy Osei-Kuffour
Featured music	"Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham; "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding; "Tezeta" by Mulatu Astatke; "Welcome" by Harmonia & Eno '76;
Cinematography by	Adam Newport-Berra
Editing by	Adam Epstein; Joanna Naugle;
Production code	XCBV2004
Original release date	June 22, 2023
Running time	29 minutes
Guest appearances
	Will Poulter as Chef Luca; Carmen Christopher as Chester; Alex Moffat as Josh; Corey Hendrix as Gary "Sweeps" Woods; José Cervantes as Angel; Richard Esteras as Manny; Alma Washington as Angela Brooks; Alka Nayyar as Kristy; Martin Kongstad as cyclist; Mac Wallach as interviewee no. 1; Snag Flynn as interviewee no. 2;

"Honeydew" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television comedy-drama The Bear. It is the 12th overall episode of the series and was written by supervising producer Stacy Osei-Kuffour and directed by Ramy Youssef. It was released on Hulu on June 22, 2023, along with the rest of the season.

The series follows Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto, an award-winning New York City chef de cuisine, who returns to his hometown of Chicago to run his late brother Michael's failing Italian beef sandwich shop. In the episode, Marcus travels to Denmark to learn three unique desserts, working alongside an experienced chef.

The episode received critical acclaim, with Will Poulter's guest appearance receiving major praise, while the focus on Marcus and Youssef's directing also received enormous praise. It is typically ranked as one of the top 10 best episodes of The Bear.