People come and go in the restaurant and TV businesses alike.

But for the cast and crew of The Bear, including creator Christopher Storer and stars Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri and Liza Colón-Zayas, the FX series truly became a kind of family, which made saying goodbye at the end of the fifth and final season that much harder.

“It would be hard to replicate,” White—who brought to life tortured but undeniably talented chef Carmy Berzatto—told E! News, of the dynamic on set, in an exclusive interview. “Getting to witness everybody do the work at the level that they do has been a real gift, and I think we've found such an ease and comfort around one another that doesn't come easily. Everybody on the show is like really kind, really good at the core. We want each other to succeed.”

The Shameless alum noted, “That should always be the case, but it’s just not always the case. And I feel very lucky for that.”

And because White admitted “change is not easy” for him, he made sure his very last day on set was special, taking the time to talk with and thank the crew.

Because just as the cast of characters working at The Bear eventually found their groove onscreen, that same closeness was developing off. 

“I think that's been the evolution,” the 35-year-old added. “The comfort, the ease, and that real feeling of a family. And like, family is easy. You don't question it. You don't have to work at it. It just is.”

For Liza, who lent heart and grit to chef Tina, it’s time in the kitchen with her fellow onscreen cooks  she’ll miss the most. 

“They’re so incredible to watch that sometimes I forget,” she said in her joint interview with White. “Staring at you guys do your thing, and to watch the crew, and how kind they are—I hope I have another experience that meets that level, but I don't know. I don't think so.”

That literal proximity is something Lionel Boyce—who plays pastry and confectionary extraordinaire Marcus—has also come to value. 

“To me personally, being able to like talk to them and like ask questions,” he explained in his joint interview with costar Matty Matheson of what he’s already missing. “I love asking questions and getting to understand how people's brains work. Matty is one person in particular where I've always been—he does so many things and he never stops. It's like he has a motor, a drive that anybody could wish for, so it's like being able to like get a piece of that from every single person.”

He continued, “Whether it's Ayo, Ebon, Jeremy, Liza—that to me is the invaluable thing.”

But if they had to say goodbye, Matty—one half of the scene-stealing Fak brothers—thinks season five was a pretty flawless way to do it.

“I was just stoked that it's so cohesive,” he told E! “As a finale, it is this straight line. And I love that. There’s no crumbs left, you know? It really is a thing, like we wrap it up. Here's your story. This is it.”

As he put it, “It’s very Bear. It's 100 percent Bear this season.”

The final season of FX’s The Bear premieres June 25 at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT on FX and Hulu.