Technically, there are two hot pastry chefs in this scene. | Chuck Hodes/FX The British pastry chef is everything Carmy isn’t The hottest topic of The Bear ’s first season was, well, the hotness of Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White). More than the food, the themes, or the money in the tomato cans, viewers were obsessed with the “hot line cook” aesthetic, a sort of dirtbag chic propelled by Carmy’s penchant for fitted tees, smoking cigarettes, and just generally being emotionally unavailable. But in Season 2, the object of the internet’s thirst is the chiseled jawline and rippling muscles of hot pastry chef Luca (Will Poulter), who works in the Copenhagen restaurant where Carmy sends his own pastry chef, Marcus, to stage. Luca’s vibe is the polar opposite of Carmy’s. He only appears in a few scenes and we never even learn his last name, but we get an intimate window into his psyche in these fleeting moments. We learn that he is tough but kind as he patiently teaches Marcus ho...