Netflix variety show 'Culinary Class Wars 2' revealed 100 Culinary Class Wars chefs.
The fierce culinary class war 'Culinary Class Wars 2,' in which underground masters called 'black spoons' chefs try to overturn the class system only with taste and Korea's top star chefs called 'white spoons' strive to protect it, revealed 80 black spoon chefs, 18 white spoon chefs, and two hidden white spoon chefs veiled in secrecy.
The lineup in the 100-chef video released through Netflix Korea's official account is dazzling.
First, the charismatic presence of the 18 white chefs grabs attention. From Lee Jun, a pioneer of Korean fine dining and a two-Michelin-star chef, to Son Jong-won, who earned one Michelin star each for Korean and Western cuisine; Seonjae, Korea's first master of temple cuisine; Hu Deok-juk, a 57-year Chinese cuisine master; Park Hyo-nam, a 47-year French cuisine master; Jung Ho-young, Korea's representative Japanese cuisine star chef; Sam Kim, an Italian star chef who communicates with the world through food; Raymond Kim, a Canada-born star chef who adds Korea to Western cuisine; Song Hoon, a judge on MasterChef Korea season 4; and Im Seong-geun, winner of Hansik Grand Battle season 3, all set out to overwhelm solely with "taste."
Michelin one-star Kim Hee-eun, former Blue House executive chef Cheon Sang-hyun, Michelin one-star Choi Yoo-kang who shows the pinnacle of Chinese and Japanese cuisine, Jenny Walden, winner of MasterChef Sweden, New York Michelin one-star Shim Seong-cheol who captivated New Yorkers with casual Korean dining, Lee Geum-hee, the first female executive chef at a five-star hotel in Korea, Kim Seong-woon, a local food dining leader who brings the nature of Taean into his cooking, and Michelin one-star Kim Geon, whose singular aura devoted to food also overwhelms the eye.
Attention also focuses on the two hidden white spoon chefs whose faces are covered and the 80 black chefs challenging the white chefs solely with taste. From keywords such as Seochon prince, cooking monster, kitchen boss, Chinese cuisine rampager, culinary scientist, three-star killer, barbecue research institute director, and brewer Yoon Ju-mo, the striking underground masters' black chefs make their impact clear from the keywords alone. In addition, black chefs with proven skills across various genres—ranging from the new cold noodle shrine to long-line tonkatsu, fan master, tteokbokki master, noodle-pulling king, and five-star kimchi master—also appear. Both the white chefs and black chefs are stronger compared with season 1, promising an even more intense culinary class war.
Producers Kim Hak-min and Kim Eun-ji said, "We are grateful that many chefs agreed with the purpose of 'Culinary Class Wars' and decided to appear," adding, "We tried to properly lay out a stage where chefs who did not shy away from challenges could have fun to the fullest," raising expectations.
The taste showdown between black chefs who challenge only with taste and white chefs who must overwhelm only with taste, 'Culinary Class Wars 2,' will meet viewers worldwide exclusively on Netflix on the 16th (Tue).<
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