Netflix’s cooking competition show ‘Culinary Class Wars’ has taken the world by storm, topping the charts for non-English series. While the show enjoys massive popularity, driving reservations at participating restaurants and sparking viral memes, controversies surrounding alleged production manipulation have also emerged.
SEOUL – Netflix ’s cooking competition Culinary Class Wars is one of the hottest shows on the streaming platform at the moment.
The first episode was released on Sept 17 and the show has topped Netflix’s global weekly most-watched non-English series list for two consecutive weeks. But the series – the final two episodes are out on Oct 8 – has also had its share of controversies. There were allegations that producers worked to deliberately have an equal number of contestants from each team advance through the rounds.
“That moment was particularly regrettable for me. The production team was secretly hoping for a different outcome. That would have felt more real.” In response, the producers said they have been listening to the criticisms and informed fans that the final two episodes would address audiences’ concerns.
“There are some chefs who think it would be embarrassing to lose while representing their staff. But I thought that fighting hard would set a good example. Studying and working with new food themes, rather than just the cooking I do at the restaurant, also became a new learning experience that I enjoyed,” said chef Jung Ji-sun, a member of the white team who is known as the “queen of dim sum” in South Korea.
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