Chef Choi Kang-rok, left, and chef Music Jong-won / Courtesy of JTBC, Xportsnews
Netflix’s hit cooking present ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Season 2 has an surprising twist: its champion has nowhere for followers to line up, whilst one other contestant is having fun with a celebrity-fueled reservation frenzy.
The season finale aired on Jan. 13, ending with an intense showdown between underdog “Cooking Monster” and elite chef Choi Kang-rok. Choi, who was eradicated from the competitors in Season 1 earlier than making a dramatic comeback in Season 2, claimed the championship in a storyline many viewers referred to as some of the emotional within the collection.
Usually, successful a significant meals survival present triggers an instantaneous “reservation battle” as followers rush to attempt the chef’s dishes. This time, nonetheless, the standard hype has nowhere to go.
Scenes from “Culinary Class Wars” / Captured from Netflix
Choi doesn’t at the moment function a restaurant. He beforehand ran a venue referred to as Neo, which was absolutely booked after his Season 1 look, however he closed it in 2024 and has since centered on tv initiatives together with JTBC’s “Please Take Care of My Fridge.” Because of this, viewers trying to find the winner’s meals had been left shocked.
“I needed to eat the champion’s cooking however there’s no place to go,” one viewer wrote on-line. One other mentioned, “There isn’t even a reservation battle — there’s simply nowhere to e-book.” Some jokingly described themselves as “restaurant refugees.”
The identical downside applies to runner-up “Cooking Monster,” who additionally doesn’t at the moment function a restaurant in Korea. Even fan favourite Lim Seong-geun, often known as “Im Jjang” on the present, has but to open his personal place. For the primary time within the franchise’s historical past, not one of the cooks to achieve the finals have a venue the general public can go to.
That stands in sharp distinction to Season 1, when most top-ranked cooks had been operating their very own eating places, triggering reserving battles throughout Seoul.
One chef, nonetheless, is having fun with precisely that growth.
Chef Son Jong-won with celebrities / Captured from social media
Son Jong-won’s restaurant has turn into one of many hottest eating spots within the metropolis. Celebrities together with IVE’s Jang Gained-young and influencer Lee Coco from the truth present “Transit Love” have shared their visits on social media, creating much more buzz. Common reservations are additionally flooding in, turning the restaurant right into a hotspot for followers and foodies.
The distinction has not gone unnoticed on-line.
“There’s demand however no provide,” one remark learn. One other mentioned, “Solely Son Jong-won is successful proper now.” Others added, “We’re simply ready for Lim Seong-geun to open.”
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