Culinary Class Wars (2024)

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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Episode 4

Dec 23, 2025

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Episode 3

Dec 16, 2025

Seasons

Specials Season 1 Season 2

Sep 17, 2024	1. Episode 1 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.
Sep 17, 2024	2. Episode 2 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.
Sep 17, 2024	3. Episode 3 Advancing Black Spoon contestants and iconic White Spoon chefs face off in an intense culinary battle, both teams using the same main ingredient.
Sep 17, 2024	4. Episode 4 From a traditional Korean food matchup to a fine dining showdown, the Black vs. White battle intensifies. Will youthfulness trump experience?
Sep 24, 2024	5. Episode 5 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.
Sep 24, 2024	6. Episode 6 Moving on to the team challenge, the surviving chefs deal with clashing egos and rising tension. Can they unite to create a winning dish?
Sep 24, 2024	7. Episode 7 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.
Oct 01, 2024	8. Episode 8 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.
Oct 01, 2024	9. Episode 9 Feelings of betrayal turn into a chance to create a successful restaurant. Soon, the restaurants' fates rest on the appetites of 20 mukbang vloggers.
Oct 01, 2024	10. Episode 10 In their most personal task, the semifinalists pour heart and soul into their dishes — from bibimbap to pasta — portraying their lives through food.
Oct 08, 2024	11. Episode 11 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.
Oct 08, 2024	12. Episode 12 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?