Where to follow Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars Black Spoon contestants on Instagram? Real names, restaurants, & more explored

Netflix recently launched its first Korean culinary show, Culinary Class Wars, on September 17, 2024, featuring 100 chefs. The contestants, including both professional and amateur chefs, compete to become the best in Korea. Their identities are kept somewhat ambiguous, as they go by nicknames.

In the show, the 100 chefs compete against each other to become the best chefs in Korea. Culinary Class Wars will be judged by the most renowned chefs in Korea, Paik Jong-won and Chef Anh Sung-jae. So far, four episodes have been released, and fans are excited and intrigued about what more the show has in store for them. Additionally, they are also excited to know the story behind the participants.

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All you need to know about the Culinary Class Wars contestants

The South Korean reality cooking show, Culinary Class Wars, deals with 80 Black Spoon Chefs, who are underdogs in the industry, fight against 20 elite White Spoon Chefs in the industry through a series of cooking tasks. The judge chefs have also been an intriguing part of the show.

Paik Jong-won is a chef who's appeared in several TV programs and variety shows, including his own series called 2021’s Paik’s Spirit. Chef Anh Sung-jae on the other hand is also renowned in the culinary field of South Korea. He stands as the chef of the three-starred Mosu Seoul restaurant. On the other hand, the other episodes of the show follow a schedule for the release on Netflix.

Episodes 5 to 7 of Culinary Class Wars will be released on September 24 and episodes 8 to 10 will be released on October 1. The last two episodes, which will stand as Culinary Class Wars' finale, are scheduled to roll out on October 8.

While not all 100 the Culinary Class Wars contestants' information and details have been revealed, with the information that was laid out in the first two episodes, here is the available information regarding the Culinary Class Wars Black Spoon contestants' real names, occupations, Instagram IDs, and more:

Park Eun-young

• Nickname: Goddess of Chinese Cuisine
• White Spoon Chef Lu Chinglai's Apprentice, and Former Chef at Hong Ba-gak.
• Instagram ID: @eunyoungo__o

Kim Tae-sung

• Nickname: Hidden Genius
• Chef and Owner of PONO BUONO, former executive chef of SAV Seoul, worked at Toc Toc Seoul and ATOBOY New York
• Instagram ID: @urbantae

Cho Seo-hyeong

• Nickname: Genius Restaurateur
• Owner of Eujiro Boseok, Par of Gyeongju and DAMA K-Gimbap House, Participant in The Skip Dating (Ep 5 and 6)
• Instagram ID: @seohy2ong

Song Ha Seyl Ram

• Nickname: Side Dish Chef
• CEO of MAMALEE Market, worked at Michelin restaurant Zuberoa in San Sebastien and La Paloma in Madrid
• Instagram ID: @songhaseulram

Jason Oh Un-tak

• Nickname: Chef-owner of Namyeong Chicken
• Worked at Michelin-restaurant Yarbird and RONIN in Hong Kind
• Instagram ID: @jason.j.oh

Jacob Hyun Sang-wok

• Nickname: God of Seasoning
• Chef and Owner of Edamame, Famous sous-chef at Micheline 2-star Jungsik Seoul, and Head Chef of DOTZ.
• Instagram ID: @jacobhyun

Bae Kyung-jun

• Nickname: One Two Three
• Head Chef of Bornyon, a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Worked at Michelin-starred restaurants including Mosu Seoul.
• Instagram ID: @kj_bae

Scott Kang Seung-won

• Nickname: Triple Star, Chef and Owner of Trid
• Wworked at Michelin 3-star Benu and Atelier Crenn in San Francisco and Mosu Seoul.
• Instagram ID: @scottiey_

Auntie Omakase #1

• Owner of Cheerful Drinking Table located near Chang-dong Station and Andongjip Song Kalguksi located at Gyeongdong Market.
• Instagram ID: N/A

Lim Tae-hoo

• Nickname: Self-Made Chef, Ched and Owner of Doryang.
• Instagram ID: @chulgabangchef

Cho Kwang-hyo

• Nickname: Comic Book Chef
• Chef and Owner of Cho Kwang 201 and 101.
• Instagram ID: cho__kwang

David Lee

• Nickname: Meat Master, Chef and Owner of Guunmong
• Worked at The Spotted Pig, Picholine, and Osamil in New York.
• Instagram ID: @meatthegangster

Lim Hee-won

• Nickname: Celebrities' Chef
• Chef and Owner of BUTO.
• Instagram ID: @lim_stagram

Jin Hwa-mok

• Nickname: Seung-woo's Dad
• Cooking YouTube with 1.4 million subscribers, Chedl Edward Kwon's Apprentice.
• Instagram ID: @swab_official.
• YouTube Channel: @swab85

Kim Byoung-mook

• Nickname: Yakitoro King
• Chef and Owner of Yakitori Mook, Michelin Bib Gourmand 2021-2023.
• Instagram ID: @yakitorimook

Park Ji-young

• Nickname: Kitchen Boss
• Chef and Owner of Nawoo.
• Instagram ID: @jyp_jijipark

Kwon Sung-jun

• Nickname: Napoli Matfia
• Chef and Owner of Via Toledo Pasta Bar.
• Instagram ID: @napolimatfia

Yoon Nam-no

• Nickname: Cooking Mania
• Head Ched of Deepin, Worked at Bennelong Sydney, a contestant on Master Chef Korea 4.
• Instagram ID: @ynncook

Shawn Park Sung-woo

• Chef and owner of Bistro Spark, Former sous-chef at White Spoon Chef Fabrizio Ferrari's AI Porticciolo 84 in Italy.
• Instagram ID: @chefshawnpark

Lee Mi-young

• Nickname: Master of School Meals
• Former meal cook at Habuk Elementary School in Yangsan.
• Instagram ID: @schoolfood_chef

Austin Kang

• Nickname: Chef of All Trades, model and TV personality, Top 5 on Master Chef Korean 4.
• Instagram ID: @austinkangg

Park Jung-hyun

• Nickname: Underestimated
• Chef and Owner of SUM, a participant in the dating show, Love Catcher in Bali.
• Instagram ID: @junghyuniiii

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As the Netflix show, Culinary Class Wars proceeds to release more episodes, fans are thrilled and excited to learn more about the other participating chefs.