Spoilers for episodes 1-10 of Culinary Class Wars ahead. In September 2024, Netflix released Culinary Class Wars, its latest Korean reality show in a series best described as "Squid Game but [insert competition]." Following hits like Physical: 100, The Devil's Plan, and The Influencer, Culinary Class Wars is an intense cooking challenge that Westerners might see as MasterChef or Iron Chef if the intensity was turned way up. The show sees 100 chefs compete to earn bragging rights as South Korea's most-skilled chef. For its class-evoking twist, the series' cast is split into the White Spoons, a.k.a elite chefs who have already made a name for themselves in Korea, and the Black Spoons, the underdogs who are only known by nicknames (as their real names have to be earned.)
Similar to its predecessor Physical: 100, Culinary Class Wars has won over Netflix viewers around the globe with the contestants' talent and great sportsmanship. The final two episodes, released on October 8, saw the remaining chefs compete in a marathon round called "Endless Cooking Hell," before two finalists faced off for the title of the show's best chef. Below, read on to meet some of the standout cast members from Culinary Class Wars, including all of the members of the series' Top 8 contestants.
