
Culinary Class Wars
Taste attributes: realityreality-tvwholesomeheavyimaginarysimplesurrealglossyenclosedemotionally undemanding
"Savor the showdown: renowned chefs vs. unknown chefs."
Boxlist takeA good-natured reality series that is serious, stylish and simple. Best if you like warmth over edge.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very surreal · Look: very glossy · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 51 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Culinary Class Wars in the US right now.
Seasons
Season 1
· 2024 · 12 episodesEpisodes (12)
1Episode 117 Sep 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.
2Episode 217 Sep 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.
3Episode 317 Sep 2024
Advancing Black Spoon contestants and iconic White Spoon chefs face off in an intense culinary battle, both teams using the same main ingredient.
4Episode 417 Sep 2024
From a traditional Korean food matchup to a fine dining showdown, the Black vs. White battle intensifies. Will youthfulness trump experience?
5Episode 524 Sep 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.
6Episode 624 Sep 2024
Moving on to the team challenge, the surviving chefs deal with clashing egos and rising tension. Can they unite to create a winning dish?
7Episode 724 Sep 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.
8Episode 81 Oct 2024
In a twist, chefs show off their talents using convenience mart goods. Three teams then face off to create the best restaurant, bumping into a surprise.
9Episode 91 Oct 2024
Feelings of betrayal turn into a chance to create a successful restaurant. Soon, the restaurants' fates rest on the appetites of 20 mukbang vloggers.
10Episode 101 Oct 2024
In their most personal task, the semifinalists pour heart and soul into their dishes — from bibimbap to pasta — portraying their lives through food.
11Episode 118 Oct 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.
12Episode 128 Oct 2024
After escaping from hell, the two finalists give it their all to become Korea's best. When only a unanimous vote will determine a winner, who will shine?
Episodes (13)
1Episode 116 Dec 2025
Eighty chefs enter the game to earn a chance at facing a group of White Spoon chefs — but a shocking twist immediately raises the stakes for everyone.
2Episode 216 Dec 2025
From a Seoul-style meal to a rich porridge, the Black Spoons bring out their culinary best to survive the elimination round — but ruthless cuts continue.
3Episode 316 Dec 2025
The tense round ends as chefs on hold claim the last spots. Next, the White and Black Spoons duel using iconic ingredients from different Korean regions.
- 4Episode 423 Dec 2025
- 5Episode 523 Dec 2025
- 6Episode 623 Dec 2025
- 7Episode 723 Dec 2025
- 8Episode 830 Dec 2025
- 9Episode 930 Dec 2025
- 10Episode 1030 Dec 2025
- 11Episode 116 Jan 2026
- 12Episode 126 Jan 2026
- 13Episode 1313 Jan 2026
Specials
· 2024 · 14 episodesEpisodes (14)
- 1Episode 130 Sep 2024
- 2Episode 230 Sep 2024
- 3Episode 33 Oct 2024
- 4Episode 43 Oct 2024
- 5Episode 53 Oct 2024
- 6Episode 63 Oct 2024
- 7Episode 74 Oct 2024
- 8Episode 86 Oct 2024
- 9Episode 912 Oct 2024
- 10Episode 1012 Oct 2024
- 11Episode 1112 Oct 2024
- 12Episode 1214 Oct 2024
- 13Episode 1314 Oct 2024
- 14Episode 1418 Oct 2024
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What lines up
- Pace: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
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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Details
- Genre
- Reality
- Year
- 2024
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Studio Slam
- Taste scores
- How we score