"Culinary Class Wars 2" runner-up Culinary Monster (real name Lee Ha-sung) recalled his one-on-one showdown with Son Jong-won and confessed, "I felt the production team was vicious."
On the 14th, a video titled "Culinary Class Wars season 2: an interview with Culinary Monster, chef Lee Ha-sung, from New York" was uploaded to the Netflix Korea channel.
Culinary Monster said, "I'm living in New York right now, so I couldn't meet in person and am greeting you with this interview video," and noted, "These days I'm preparing to open a restaurant in New York. Construction is in its final stages, so I'm continuing to conduct on-site inspections there."
Earlier, Black Spoon Culinary Monster teamed up with White Spoon Son Jong-won chef and worked in tandem, but they competed one-on-one to advance to the top seven.
When asked about their chemistry, "We had an experience doing an event together at L'âme Secrète years ago, and we had similar experiences in the U.S. I thought we might be able to coordinate more easily, so I chose him for the two-person team mission, and I think it worked out well," he said.
When asked, "How did you feel about the one-on-one showdown with Son Jong-won?", Culinary Monster confessed, "First, I thought, 'Wow, the Netflix production team is really amazing. To think of turning the cooking stations back around — that's vicious.' That was my first thought, and second, then as now, he's a chef who is very skilled and currently very on form, so I also wondered, 'Can I win?' At the same time, if I climb higher, there will likely be another time when we meet again, so I felt I should prepare well as given," he revealed.
[Photo] 'Netflix Korea' screen capture
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