Netflix's original entertainment show 「Black and White Chef: Cooking Class Wars」 is gaining huge popularity at home and abroad, and even the restaurants of the chefs are gaining explosive popularity. The program has become a hot sensation in Korea and other countries, ranking No. 1 in domestic TV programs and No. 9 in the global TV show rankings. In particular, some countries, such as Singapore, have proved their global popularity by topping TV shows.
Black and white chefs is a cooking survival format in which 80 black spoon chefs challenge 20 white spoon chefs, and serious cooking competitions are drawing great attention. Jongwon Baek and three-star Michelin chef Ahn Sung-jae participated as judges to increase the tension and immersion of the program. In particular, the way the two judges decide the winner through discussion was reminiscent of a political debate scene and drew attention.
Since the program was released, the restaurants of the chefs have been full due to a flood of reservations. Some restaurants have sold out all available dates for reservation, and famous restaurants in Seoul are crowded with people who want to visit these chefs' restaurants from the provinces. The restaurants of the performing chefs are enjoying a huge boom, with queues getting longer on the reservation platform 'Catch Table'.
Some restaurants have even run out of ingredients or even close early, prompting calls to prepare for a surge in popularity. This phenomenon is raising expectations that it will serve as an opportunity for the restaurant industry, which has been stagnant due to the recession, to regain its vitality.
The online community also said "I binge-watched the 4th episode in a long time.", "I enjoyed watching the holiday with my parents.", There are favorable reviews such as 'By far the best Netflix entertainment show' and others.
Meanwhile, episodes 5-7 of 'Black and White Cooks: The War of the Culinary Classes' will be released on the 24th, with 8-10 episodes on Oct. 1 and 11-12 episodes on Oct. 8.
