Episode 114: Culinary Class Wars 2 Media Review

About this episode

Jun and Daniel review the second season of 'Culinary Class Wars', focusing on its portrayal of Korean cuisine and changes in casting.

This week, Jun and Daniel sit down to review the highly anticipated second season of "Culinary Class Wars" (흑백요리사). In a break from their usual format, the hosts dedicate the entire episode to dissecting the show, noting how this season felt less like a global competition and more like a "love letter" to Korean cuisine, ingredients, and geography. They discuss the shift in casting—notably the lack of foreign chefs compared to season one—and analyze the distinct narrative arcs that made this s...

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Hosts: Jun, Daniel

Topics covered

• Culinary Class Wars
• Korean cuisine
• media review
• cooking competition
• narrative analysis

Keywords

• Culinary Class Wars
• Korean cuisine
• media review
• cooking competition
• season two

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Culinary Class Wars, 흑백요리사

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