Joe Zucchero Joseph Zucchero, the man behind Chicago’s legendary Italian beef stand Mr. Beef in River North, which inspired last summer’s breakout hit, The Bear, passed away this week at age 69.  Zucchero’s son Christopher, the co-owner of Mr. Beef, said that his father died unexpectedly on March 1 at Rush Medical Center while undergoing … Continue reading Joseph Zucchero, whose sandwich shop inspired The Bear, passes at 69