Will the much-rumored legendary chef Gordon Ramsay appear? Netflix variety show 'Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war 2' returns with more entertaining and tension-filled missions.
The fiery cooking class war Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war 2, pitting hidden masters known as 'black-spoon' chefs who try to overturn class by taste alone against South Korea's top star chefs, the 'white-spoon,' finally lifts the veil on Dec. 16 (Tue).
Kim Hak-min and PD Kim Eun, who created a sensation by becoming the first Korean Netflix variety show to rank No. 1 for three consecutive weeks in the Netflix global top 10 TV non-English category, previewed, "The 'kick' of season 2 is the appearance of a participant no one imagined." They added, "The key was that in season 1 chefs who we could not have dreamed would participate joined as contestants," and "It seems season 2's special narrative could be born through those people. Those who would have been white-spoon level in season 1 will appear as black-spoon."
They also added, "Chefs who don't need to compete decided to appear for the sake of junior chefs and the restaurant industry. We are also glad to have discovered hidden gem black-spoon applicants," previewing a stronger black-and-white culinary showdown between renowned white chefs and hidden master black chefs. Earlier, Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war 2 announced appearances by Korean fine-dining pioneer and Michelin two-star Lee Joon, Son Jong-won, who grabbed Michelin one star each for Korean and Western cuisine, temple food master Seonjae, Korea's first master of temple cuisine, and 57-year Chinese cuisine master Hu Deok-juk, generating heated buzz.
Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war won great love in season 1 for its fresh and shocking rules, including blind judging where judges cover their eyes and evaluate only by taste in 1:1 black-and-white battles, and an infinite cooking hell where competitors make new dishes from a single ingredient, tofu, until only one remains. The signature elements of 1:1 blind judging and infinite cooking hell from Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war can be found in season 2 as well.
Kim Hak-min and PD Kim Eun said, "The principle was not to forget why we were loved," adding, "We wanted to carry forward what was loved while changing parts that were lacking. Rather than pursuing novelty at all costs, we tried to find a balance between newness and fun." They went on, "Reflecting viewers' opinions, we reduced team battles from two to one round and added a 1:1 mission while applying new rules that can further intensify the black-and-white class war," and added, "Our most important guideline was 'there will never again be a rule like release.' We tried to arrange more entertaining and more tension-filled missions," raising expectations.
Above all, season 2 promises a 'taste' showdown featuring chefs from various genres using Korea's regional specialties. Korean flavors using ingredients from every corner of the country will be another attraction. Kim Hak-min and PD Kim Eun said, "Seeing the impact of the last season, we wondered if there was any way to have a positive influence on Korea and its regions," and "Through Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war, we thought it would be good to introduce regional specialties to viewers in Korea and around the world. We tried to select and evenly place excellent specialties by region as much as possible," making viewers anticipate K-specialties reborn by top chefs.
Culinary Class Wars: the cooking class war 2, a real taste showdown between black chefs who must transcend class and white chefs who must prove their class, meets global viewers via Netflix at 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 (Tue).
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