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Netflix's 'Culinary Class Wars' dining guide: Where to eat food by Triple Star, Choi Hyun Seok & more
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Charlize Kon
October 08, 2024, 06:06 PM
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You might have heard of Netflix's "Culinary Class Wars", which is making people very hungry watching it.
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The series features 100 chefs competing for the title of South Korea's most skilled chef with a winning prize of 300 million Korean won (S$290,000).
Participants are divided into two groups: the White Spoons, which consists of elite chefs who have already made a name for themselves, and the Black Spoons, underdogs known only by their nicknames until they achieve recognition.
"Culinary Class Wars" is structured as a multi-round contest, where contestants face elimination challenges.
Some challenges include forming mixed teams to develop unique restaurant concepts within 24 hours, covering menu design and pricing while competing for customer sales and preparing a dish that represents their life.
Here's a list of restaurants operated by the judges of Culinary Class Wars:
Ahn Sungjae
Ahn Sungjae is the only chef in South Korea with three Michelin stars awarded to his restaurant Mosu. Unfortunately, the Seoul branch closed earlier this year.
Mosu currently operates in Hong Kong, offering a Lite Lunch menu starting at HK$680+ (S$114+) and a Tasting Dinner menu from HK$2,180+ (S$365+) per person.
His signature dish, the abalone taco, is inspired by Korean-style ssam, which involves grilled meat wrapped in leafy vegetables.
Mosu Hong Kong
Location: Third floor, M+ Tower, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Operating hours:
- 6pm to 12am, Tuesday to Wednesday
- 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 12am, Thursday to Sunday
Reserve a table here.
Paik Jongwon
The veteran restaurateur and celebrity chef runs a wide variety of dining establishments featuring cuisines that range from pizza and coffee to Korean barbecue and more.
Photo from Netflix.
In Singapore, his brands include Paik’s Bibim, Paik’s Noodle, and Paik’s Coffee.
In Korea, he owns popular restaurants like Rolling Pasta, offering a variety of pasta dishes from 4,500 won (S$4.35), and Gotouwork, a DIY American-style Chinese restaurant.
Check out the full list of Paik Jong Won's restaurants here.
And here's a list of restaurants operated by the top eight contestants of Culinary "Class Wars":
Choi Hyunseok
Choi Hyunseok is the owner of Choi Dot, a Korean-European restaurant known for its vongole pasta, which has been showcased on the show.
He also runs Central Reducer, a fusion restaurant that offers unique dishes like Chadol Mara cream jjampong, blending Chinese and Italian flavours.
Choi Dot
Location: Third floor, 457 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 12pm to 10pm, daily
Reserve a table here.
Central Reducer
Location: 7-1 Seongsuil-ro 6-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 12pm to 9pm, daily
Reserve a table here.
Jang Hojoon
Jang Hojoon specializes in Japanese cuisine through his seven restaurants, including the upscale Negi Dining Lounge, known for its fresh seafood sashimi, and the more casual Modern Odeng fish cake bar in Gangnam.
Negi Live
Address: 4F, 18, Dosan-daero 15-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Operating hours: 5:30pm to 11pm, Monday to Saturday
Reserve a table here.
Modern Odeng
Address: 1st floor, 10 Dosan-daero 17-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Reserve a table here.
Jung Jisun
Jung Jisun currently runs the Chinese restaurant chain Tian Mi Mi, which specializes in Sichuan-style dishes and dim sum such as leek shrimp dumpling and truffle siew mai.
Tian Mi Mi Gangnam
Location: 104-1, 143 Saimdang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm, daily
To reserve a table, call 010-8874-1040.
Tian Mi Mi Hongdae
Location: Fourth floor, Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae, 144 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 7am to 10pm, daily
Reserve a table here.
Edward Lee
A previous winner of American cooking show, "Iron Chef: America", Edward Lee operates the Southern restaurant 610 Magnolia in Kentucky, United States.
The menu features a weekly changing tasting course with items like Berkshire pork loin and butternut squash and black garlic agnolotti, with prices varying accordingly.
610 Magnolia
Location: 610 Magnolia Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40208
Opening hours: 5:30pm to 9pm, Wednesday to Saturday
To reserve a table, call 502-636-0783 or email [email protected].
Triple Star
Scott Kang, also known as Triple Star, is the chef-owner of the contemporary restaurant Trid in the Gangnam District.
He crafts dishes that blend various cuisines and seasonal ingredients.
These include whole wheat noodles with soy-marinated crab, buttery tartlets with housemade crème fraîche, and Mexican-inspired barbecued pork neck.
Trid
Location: Second floor, 16 Seolleung-ro 162-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Opening hours: 12pm to 3pm, 6pm to 10pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Reserve a table here.
Cooking Maniac
Yoon Namno, known as Cooking Maniac, runs Deepin Sindang, an Italian dining bar in Seoul.
The menu features main dishes such as gnocchi, pork and lamb chop.
Deepin Sindang
Address: 411, Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Operating hours:
- 6pm to 10pm, weekdays
- 5:30pm to 10:30pm, weekends
Reserve a table here.
Napoli Matfia
Kwon Seongjoon, known as Napoli Matfia, specialises in Italian cuisine and owns Via Toledo Pasta Bar in Seoul.
The restaurant is known for its seven-course Sicilian dinner, which includes a variety of pasta, risotto, an appetizer, and dessert.
This seven-course meal is priced at 89,000+ won (S$86+) per person.
Via Toledo Pasta Bar
Address: 7-2 Wonhyo-ro 83-gil, Seoul, South Korea
Operating hours: 5pm to 11pm, Tuesday to Saturday
Reserve a table here.
Auntie Omakase #1
Auntie Omakase #1 (Lee Mi-ryeong) owns the casual eatery Andongjip Son Kalguksi at Gyeongdong Market, where cabbage pancakes and kalguksu (knife cut noodles) are the signature dishes.
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Andongjip Son Kalguksi
Location: 1022 Jegi-dong, Gyeongdong Market, Dongdaemun, Seoul
Opening hours: 10am to 8pm, daily
Top images via Netflix
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