Who are the Black Spoon Chefs in the culinary class wars? Details of the underdog contestants on Netflix’s Korean cooking show, explored

The Korean cooking show Culinary class wars on Netflix has hooked viewers since the day it debuted. The cooking show is unique as we see 100 chefs, 20 famous and established ones, and 80 industry underdogs compete against each other in a tasty and intense battle.

Although the White Spoon chefs, due to their fame, generated a lot of curiosity before the show aired, it is now evident that the Black Spoon chefs are also very good at what they do.

This group of not-yet-established chefs is made up mostly of veterans, some of whom own and operate small restaurants. These chefs are passionate about cooking, and their love of cooking and honest energy make them Culinary class wars even more enjoyable.

Let’s now look at some of the chefs at Black Spoon and what they are doing besides competing with Korea’s top chefs.


Black Spoon Chefs in Culinary class wars

Black Spoons in Culinary Class Wars / (Image via Netflix)Black Spoons in Culinary Class Wars / (Image via Netflix)
Black Spoons in Culinary Class Wars / (Image via Netflix)

Although White Spoon chefs were taking advantage of their higher position and stature over Black Spoon chefs from the beginning, these underdogs are gradually gaining their deserved place.

Some of the best chefs at Black Spoon in Culinary class wars they are:

1) Cho Kwang-hyo

Surname: Comics

Owned restaurants: Cho Kwang 101 and Cho Kwang 201

From day one, Cho Kwang-hyo has carved out her place in the series as someone who is self-taught and cooks from comic books. This also explains his nickname very well.

Of the two restaurants he runs, Cho Kwang 201 offers well-known Chinese dishes that young Koreans especially love.

Some of their most popular dishes are limp (hot pot), tofu map (tofu braised in spicy sauce), xiangguo suitcase (hot pot fried), Asia (rocket chicken), dong po rou (roast pork belly) etc.

His other restaurant, Cho Kwang 101, is an Asian tapas bar with more experimental items. Cho calls it a “research laboratory.” With seasonal ingredients that he brings to the restaurant daily, Cho prepares the two highlights of the place: Cupcake of the Day and Dish of the Day.

The interesting thing about the place is that visitors can bring a package of instant ramen and ask the chefs to prepare it. They will, and according to the menu, it will cost 2,000 won ($1.52).

2) Kwon Seong-joon

Surname: Naples Mafia

Owned restaurant: Toledo Pasta Bar

As his nickname suggests, Kwon Seong-joon is passionate about Italian food. He speaks fluent Italian and his love for Italy is evident in his dishes.

On Culinary class warsKwon prepared an Amalfi Coast-inspired bisque risotto and phagottini-stuffed pasta that captured Neapolitan history.

His establishment, Toledo Pasta Bar, is a fine-dining restaurant offering a unique seven-course Sicilian dinner. The spread mainly features different types of risottos and pastas, snacks and desserts.

According to the current menu, a meal at this restaurant costs 89,000 won ($67.40). However, the restaurant’s social media informed us about an increase in prices in the coming months.

3) Lim Hee-won

Surname: celebrity chef

Owned restaurant: Bones

Lim Hee-won stood out from the start because he was confident that everything he cooked had never been done by anyone before.

In the first round, he prepared vegetarian sashimi, preparing and presenting it in a way that mimicked the texture and flavors of the dish.

Buto, you hipster Hansik Bar (Korean food), sells the same dish. The place serves dishes focused on umami flavor bombs, which pair well with alcohol. Some of Buto’s dishes are dry noodles with mala herring roe, shrimp toast with fried eggplant, braised chicken with nurungji (burnt rice), etc.

Previously, Hee-won worked as the chef-owner of Momojein. Now it has been closed.

4) Lee Sang-pil

Surname: Hidden Genius

Owned restaurant: Bom Pono

Unlike the others, Lee Sang-pil didn’t prepare multiple dishes, but opted for the simple and traditional aglio olio. His decision was right, as judge Ahn Jae praised him highly.

Lee prepares the dish in an unconventional way, which adds to its intrigue and charm. He cooks the linguine for just three minutes and strains it.

He adds olive oil while it is still hot. The noodles are then spread in an aluminum pan, and once it has cooled, Lee Sang-pil covers it with another pan until it is al dente from the residual heat.

Other Black Spoon chefs are:

1) Home-cooked meal mogul

Restaurant: Mom’s homemade meal

Specialty: Daegu Palgongsan

2) Culinary Maniac

Restaurant: Deeply

Specialty: Wine bar in Seoul that serves good snacks

3) Aunt Omakase #1

Restaurant: Cheerful drinks table

Specialty: Famous bar in Seoul

4.Genius Restorer

Restaurant: Euljiro Boseok

Specialty: Good Korean fusion cuisine bar

5) Triple Star

Restaurant: You want

Specialty: Western style course

6) God of Seasoning

Restaurant: Edamame

Specialty: Chinese-style snack bar

7) King Yakitori

Restaurant: Yakitori Mook

Specialty: Famous for yakitori

8) Chicken Yeong

Restaurant: Namyeong Chicken

Specialty: Famous for its chicken

9) King Bibim

Restaurant: Bibim Sori

Specialty: Famous for bibimbap

10) Chef Faísca

Restaurant: Bistro Spark is closed; Things Burger is scheduled to open in October

11) Home chef

Restaurant: Dorian

Specialty: Fried Meatball Eight Treasures

12) Master of Meat

Restaurant: Guunmong

Specialty: Galbi

13) One two three

Restaurant: Bornyon

Specialty: Wood fire-based course

14) Seung-woo’s father

Restaurant: Kitchen Maillard

The chef is a YouTuber with 1.38 million subscribers at the time of writing this article.

15) Master of School Food

Restaurant: Habuk Primary School Cook

He recently retired from the position

16) Kitchen gangster

Restaurant: Nawoo

Specialty: Wine bar

17) Little Giant

Restaurant: B3713

18) Ansan Paik Jong-won

Restaurant: People Passion

The chef runs restaurants like Bbok Sikdang.

19) Silver Spoon

The chef runs the Silver Spoon YouTube channel.

20) Japanese Cuisine

Restaurant: Ace Nakajima Goemong

Specialty: Sushi

21) Bakery chef

Restaurant: Aoitori

Specialty: Hongdae Bakery famous for melon bread made by a Japanese artisan

22) Chef at Casa Azul

Restaurant: Meat Culture

Specialty: Western Cuisine

23) President of K-chicken

Restaurant: 101 Chicken

The chef is the founder of 101 Chickenusa, a chicken franchise in the USA

24) Man camping Mimiok, Burgerboy,

The chef runs a YouTube channel and is CEO of Lof Company.

25) Storyteller chef

Restaurant: Wild Flower

Specialty: Western Cuisine

26) Chicken Man

Restaurant: Atari

27) Underrated

Restaurant: Pog

Specialty: Pizza

28) Full makeup chef

Restaurant: Yiayia and friends

Specialty: brunch cafe

29) Korean food boomer

Restaurant: The Dameum

30) Golden Maknae

Restaurant: Golden Maknae

31) Hillbilly Hupo-ri

Restaurant: JADE AND WATER

Specialty: brunch restaurant

32) B grade chef

Restaurant: Last spring

Specialty: Western Turkish fusion

33) 4.8.100

Restaurant: Ko House

The chef manages several restaurants.

34) Korean Taco King

Restaurant: Molino Project

The chef manages several restaurants.

35) poker face

Restaurant: Corey

Specialty: Korean course meal

36) Idol of French Cuisine

Restaurant: Sav Seoul

Specialty: Wine bar

37) Happy birthday

Restaurant: The Siot

Specialty: Western restaurant

38) Golden Shovel

Restaurant: Janghwa

Specialty: Bistro

39) Ramsay of Kordon

Restaurant: Sushi Haehwa

40) Escort tycoon Dosigotgan CEO of side dish store ‘Dosigotgan’

Restaurant: Dosigotgan

The chef is the CEO of the side dish shop ‘Dosigotgan’.

41) King of Sushi

Today, Sushi operates four branches in Suwon, Gwanggyo, Dongtan and more.

42) Canadian uncle Momofuku

Restaurant: Momofuku

Former chef at Momofuku in New York.

43) Dirty Korean

Restaurant: Joonho’s Dirty House

Specialty: pork soup and su-yuk set (boiled pork meal)

44) World class recipe

Restaurant: Choi’s Pizzeria

Specialty: Pizzeria

45) The butcher

Restaurant: One Day Master

Specialty: Butcher specialist

46) Chef Smile

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Specialty: Chinese food

47) Thai national team

Restaurant: Thai national team

Specialty: Thai restaurant

48) Fit chef

Restaurant: Yido

Specialty: Korean cuisine

49) Construction site manager

Restaurant: Triple Bones

Specialty: Pork soup made by a chef trained in Table for 4 and alla prima

50) I am professional

Restaurant: 8nrm burger

Specialty: Best shrimp burger

Culinary class wars is available on Netflix.

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