In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 17, 2025: Participants Jung Ho-young, Hudukjuk, Monk Sunjae, Son Jong-won, producers Kim Eun-ji and Kim Hak-min, Yoon Jumo Yoon Nara, French Papa, Chinese Cuisine Witch, and Baby Beast pose during a press conference for the Netflix series Culinary Class Wars: Black and White Chef Season 2 at JW Marri...
In this article NFLX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 17, 2025: Participants Jung Ho-young, Hudukjuk, Monk Sunjae, Son Jong-won, producers Kim Eun-ji and Kim Hak-min, Yoon Jumo Yoon Nara, French Papa, Chinese Cuisine Witch, and Baby Beast pose during a press conference for the Netflix series Culinary Class Wars: Black and White Chef Season 2 at JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul. (Photo by iMBC/Imazins via Getty Images) Imbc | Imazins | Getty Images South Korean Netflix show "Culinary Class Wars," which concluded its second season on Jan. 13, has been making waves in the food industry. Reservations and waitlists for contestants' restaurants increased by an average of 303%, five weeks after the show's second premiere compared to the five weeks before, according to a report from restaurant booking platform CatchTable released through South Korean media. "Culinary Class Wars" categorizes chefs into "Black Spoons" (hidden masters) and "White Spoons" (elite) chefs, mirroring the dichotomy between street food and Michelin-starred experiences, and viewers have been eager to taste from both ends of the spectrum. This is particularly true for millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — and Generation Z, born in 1996 or later, who want to experience cultures other than their own, according to Euromonitor International's Asia-Pacific 2025 lifestyle survey. Culinary tourism interest Dawn Teo, chief operating officer of Singapore-based hotel and restaurant developer Amara Holdings, said that reservations for restaurants featured on the Netflix show were "impossible" during a trip she made to Seoul last October. The show's impact "makes people sit up and take notice," Teo said. South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced a shift to include food tourism in its 2026 strategy, it said in December — and the country isn't alone in this increased interest in food from travelers. In Singapore, food was ...