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Season 1 – Culinary Class Wars

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Eighty Black Spoon underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite White Spoon chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.
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Culinary Class Wars — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media 10/09/2024
The bingeworthy K-cooking series offers all the lively fun of a high-stakes cooking show but with limited interpersonal drama. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider 09/18/2024
While the early episodes of Culinary Class Wars feel overwhelming due to the sheer number of contestants, the premise of the contest is pretty intriguing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Greg H @Osevon Feb 23 Korea seems to make the best game shows/competitions and it does seem to struggle to find professionals and competitors ever. If you love food this is a great show and it is great for ideas whilst learning a fair bit. Season 2 next See more Tamara M. @Syrup_Rep Jan 11 Korea is just on a whole another level in terms of game/competition mechanics and stages set ups. The creativity from round to round (from the production team) was actually amazing and such a breath of fresh air from regular cooking competitions. Sometimes the results worked out too well tho, which made me wonder how much of it was staged. But overall I had a great fun binge watching it! I didn’t have strong opinions about the chefs themselves unfortunately See more Steven A @moistvonlipwig Jan 5 For a show about food this show really doesn't focus on the food very much. Every episode feels a million years long and the attempts at making it dramatic just dilute it further, awful. See more Sherie C @SherSher Jan 1 Loved this show for its creativity and innovative dishes. The judges are great, too. Editing could be better! See more Garth T @Dangus01 03/14/2025 Delicious looking food. Also, chef Edward Lee was inspiring. See more Debra P @RT04711629 01/02/2025 I’m loving this series, each episode they switch it up so there’s always something new around the corner. I’m not a fan of anything dubbed but this is an exception, it works well as you rarely see contestants talking straight to camera. I’m hoping there will be a UK version one day, exciting stuff if you’re a chef or into your cooking 🧑‍🍳 See more Read all reviews
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Baek Jong-won

Judge

Anh Sung-jae

Judge

Choi Hyeonseok

Self

Choi Gang-rok

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Jung Ji-sun

Self

Edward Lee

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 17, 2024 Eighty cooks enter the kitchen, where they promptly prepare their best dishes to impress the judges and win a spot to compete with the White Spoon chefs. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 17, 2024 From a school lunch plate to a simple steak, Black Spoon cooks whip up their signature dishes as the harsh and unpredictable elimination round continues. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 17, 2024 Advancing Black Spoon contestants and iconic White Spoon chefs face off in a culinary battle, both teams using the same main ingredient. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 17, 2024 From a traditional Korean food matchup to a fine dining showdown, the Black vs. White battle intensifies; discovering if youthfulness trumps experience. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 24, 2024 The kitchen heats up as Black Spoons take on White Spoons, including multiple Michelin-star chefs, but with the blindfolds on, it's anyone's game. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 24, 2024 Moving on to the team challenge, the surviving chefs deal with clashing egos and rising tension; they must unite to create a winning dish. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 24, 2024 Culinary tensions rise as one team's ingredient hoarding forces the other to scramble to come up with a dish; but soon, a shock awaits some chefs. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 1, 2024 In a twist, chefs show off their talents, using convenience mart goods; three teams face off to create the best restaurant, bumping into a surprise. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 1, 2024 Feelings of betrayal turn into a chance to create a successful restaurant; the restaurants' fates rest on the appetites of 20 mukbang vloggers. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 1, 2024 In their personal task, the semifinalists pour heart and soul into their dishes, from bibimbap to pasta, portraying their lives through food. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 8, 2024 The top chefs endure their second mission: a grueling marathon of cooking incorporating one unique ingredient; the heat is on as chefs leave one by one. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 8, 2024 After escaping from hell, the two finalists give it their all to become Korea's best; only a unanimous vote will determine a winner. Details

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Culinary Class Wars — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Kim Hak-min, Kim Eun-ji
Executive Producer
Yoon Hyun-jun
Screenwriter
Mo Eun-seol
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Special Interest, Reality
Original Language
Korean
Release Date
Sep 17, 2024