Season 4 of the FX series premiered on June 25, leaving it with an uncertain future The Bear is a 10-course meal — complete with family drama, culinary prowess and sweet silver linings. Created by Christopher Storer,

Still, The Bear season 4 finale, which premiered on June 25, hints that food might not be at the center of Carmy's life for much longer. In a twist, he announces that he's going to retire from the restaurant business for good, breaking the news during a no-holds-barred conversation with Sydney and Richie.

Warning! Spoilers for The Bear season 4 ahead! Carmy told Sydney that she is "the Bear" in The Bear season 4, but what did this really mean? The moment came at the end of the season when Carmy finally told Sydney that he planned on leaving the restaurant once the place's debts were all cleared up.