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The highly anticipated new season of Culinary Class Wars Season 2 is finally arriving on Netflix on December 16! With 100 chefs and hundreds of production staff joining forces, this season promises an even more intense competition and a bigger, more dynamic stage than before. Celebrity chef Baek Jong-won returns as a judge once again. Despite recent controversies surrounding him, the production team stated, “We decided to proceed as planned and leave the judgment to the viewers.”

Season 1 made history in 2022 as the first Korean reality show to reach No.1 on Netflix’s Global TOP 10. All eyes are now on Culinary Class Wars Season 2 what new stories will unfold as Baek Jong-won returns?

Before the official launch, the show also unveiled this season’s competing “White Spoon” and “Black Spoon” chefs. Twenty White Spoon chefs and eighty Black Spoon chefs will enter the battlefield. The concept of dividing chefs into upper- and lower-class groups White Spoons vs. Black Spoons is the trademark of the show, creating nail-biting anticipation around which underdog Black Spoon chef might become the next breakout star like Kwon Sung-jun from last season, who finished as runner-up and changed the course of the competition.

With the chef lineup being announced in advance this time, viewers can dive more deeply into each chef’s personal story. Who will rise to the top this season? Some faces will be familiar to Korean viewers others will be completely new. Let’s meet the White Spoon chefs first!

White Spoon Chefs

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• Raymond Kim – A Canadian-born star chef who blends Western cuisine with Korean flavors

• Sam Kim – Owner of “Trattoria Sam Kim” and “Osteria Sam Kim,” advisor chef last season

• Ven. Seonjae – Korea’s first certified temple-cuisine master & former director of the Korean Food Promotion Institute

• Son Jong-won – Executive chef of Michelin-starred “L’Amant Secret” and “Eatanic Garden”

• Park Hyo-nam – Nationally certified master chef of Korea

• Jennie Wallden – Winner of MasterChef Sweden (2013)

• Chun Sang-hyun – Former head chef for the President at the Blue House

• Lee Jun – Owner of Two-Michelin-Star restaurant “Soigné”

• Lim Sung-geun – Winner of Korean Food Battle Season 3

• Song Hoon – Judge of MasterChef Korea Season 4

• Lee Geum-hee – Korea’s first female executive chef at a 5-star hotel

And that’s not all — two “hidden” White Spoon chefs will be revealed later! With only these two remaining a secret, fans are already speculating who will join the elite ranks.

Black Spoon Chefs

Here are the Black Spoon chefs revealed so far:

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• Lee Ha-sung / The Culinary Monster
  Former sous-chef at Michelin 3-Star “The French Laundry” (California)

• Yoo Yong-wook / BBQ Scientist
  Owner & head chef of Yoo Yong-wook BBQ Lab

• Lee Jae-hoon / Prince of Seochon
  Owner-chef of Italian dining restaurant “Cadelupo”

• Ahn Jin-ho / Three-Star Killer
  Former Chef de Partie at New York Michelin 3-Star “Per Se”

• Shin Gye-sook / Chinese Cuisine Rebel
  Owner of Chinese dining “Gyehyanggak”

• Kim Si-hyun
  Michelin 1-Star “Solbam” roaster experience

• Lee Chan-yang
  Head chef at “Original Numbers”

• Shin Dong-min / Culinary Scientist
  Chef at udon & rice bowl restaurant “Menya Miko”

• Ok Dong-sik
  Owner of the famed pork soup restaurant “Okdongsik”

• Park Ga-ram
  Former executive chef at fine-dining restaurant “Dresden Green”

• Yoon Dae-hyun
  Owner of 100% buckwheat Pyongyang-naengmyeon restaurant “Okdol”

• Yoon Nara
  Owner of Korean traditional liquor bar “Yunjudang” & traditional alcohol studio

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Last season, a convenience-store-made Chestnut Tiramisu went viral — it was even launched by CU and flooded Instagram Reels with recreations! What trending dish or dessert will steal the spotlight this time?

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As the competition progresses, expect even more jaw-dropping missions: convenience-store cooking challenges, full-scale restaurant service, one-on-one battles, tofu inferno rounds — all leveled up with Netflix-scale production and intensity.

· Who will claim the title?
· What unexpected culinary icons will emerge?
· Which challenge will break the internet next?

Find out on December 16, only on Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars Season 2!