[Site Y] Shining culinary gods than Michelin..."Black and White Chef," Taste of New and Old Harmony (Roundup)

The production team of "Black and White Cook" and the top eight contenders, who have only two episodes left until the birth of the winner, revealed behind-the-scenes stories of the shooting.

At 11 a.m. today (7th), a press conference was held at Hotel Naru Seoul M Gallery in Mapo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, for Netflix's original entertainment show "Black and White Cook: The War of Cooking Classes" (hereinafter referred to as "Black and White Cook"). PD Kim Hak-min and PD Kim Eun-ji, Choi Hyun-suk, Jang Ho-joon, Jung Ji-sun, Edward Lee, Triple Star, Cooking Dol-Ai, Imokase No. 1, and Naples Matpia who entered the top eight attended.

Netflix's first cooking survival, "Black and White Chef," is a program in which a total of 100 chefs, including 20 famous chefs expressed as "white spoon" and 80 unknown chefs called "black spoon," compete to determine the best taste. By mixing familiar and new ingredients, the production team created a taste that had never been seen before with unexpected recipes.

It topped the non-English TV series category with 4.9 million viewers (viewing time divided by the total running time of the work) for a week from September 23 to 29. The program was ranked No. 1 with 3.8 million viewers a week ago. It is gaining popularity both at home and abroad, ranking first in four countries: Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong, ranking in the top 10 of 28 countries. Since its release on September 17, it has been popular for two consecutive weeks, ranking No. 1 in Netflix's Global Top 10 TV (non-English).

Due to the program's hot popularity, the production team who attended the meeting looked very bright. Producer Kim Hak-min said, "The most pleasant evaluation is that I couldn't stop," adding, "I was glad that the production team's intention worked well that they were so immersed in it." Regarding the evaluation of the "Ending Restaurant," which makes people curious about the next episode, PD Kim Eun-ji laughed, saying, "I edited the ending thinking about which part of the viewer would be anxious."

In this broadcast, not only star chefs such as famous chef Choi Hyun-seok, Chinese grandmaster Yeo Kyung-rae, female Chinese star chef Jung Ji-sun, and "Master Chef Korea 2" winner Choi Kang-rok, but also masters from our local restaurants, Chinese restaurants, and cafeteria appeared to compete head-to-head. In the process, unknown chefs, which viewers did not know, attracted attention, and new aspects of already known chefs were also re-examined.

Producer Kim Eun-ji said, "I think the new and old harmony of the chefs was well harmonized. Chefs who didn't know would have learned new things, and I think they would have learned the familiar side of the chef they knew. As for judge Ahn Sung-jae and black spoon chefs, he said, "I learned that there was such a person, and I think I rediscovered this aspect from already famous chefs Choi Hyun-suk and Jung Ji-sun."

The Black and White Chef' coincidentally consists of four top-8 white spoon and four black spoon that advanced to the semi-final following 11 white spoon and 11 black spoon in the third round. Asked if it was intended, PD Kim Hak-min said, "The advancement of 22 players in the third round was decided. "The super pass was a scheduled device," he said. "Personally, the disappointing moment was when it became 11-11. I hoped it would cross my mind. I thought it was more real. The top 8 also became black 4004, which is also irrelevant to the production team's intention. On the contrary, I personally felt sorry," he explained.

Black spoon chefs have commented on the interest that has changed since the release of "Black and White Cook." Triple Star said, "The number of reservations for customers has increased a lot, and they're really looking for a lot. They ask a lot of questions," said the cooking stone, drawing attention by saying, "My mother, who was lying in the bed, saw it and gained strength, so this became a filial piety that didn't cost money."

The chefs of the white spoon reflected on unexpected mistakes or disappointing moments. Recalling the fact that garlic was removed from the vongole, Choi Hyun-seok said, "Why did that happen that day? Even if I have a lot of experience, I get nervous every time I cook," he said. Nevertheless, he coolly admitted to the match, "Whether garlic was removed or added, Matpia was better at cooking than me." On the conflict of the team mission, Jung Ji-sun said, "Everyone has an opinion that they are owner chefs and I think it's natural that the captain is strong. However, they revealed too many of their colors," he recalled, adding, "Since the completeness was the best, everyone is doing well, leaving their regrets behind."

The production team also delivered the reactions of the two judges, Jongwon Baek and Ahn Sung-jae, to the global box office success of "Black and White Cook." Producer Kim Hak-min said, "CEO Baek is happy and proud of the vitalization of the restaurant industry. I don't think I knew it would be this popular. At the time of filming, I was impressed to see CEO Baek eating a lunch box in the waiting room after the screening. I thought it was CEO Baek as expected, and I was impressed by the evaluation of the lunch box," he said, drawing laughter. Chef Ahn Sung-jae then captured and sent me the first-place screen in Singapore. He said, "I only played the role of kkakdugi here, and he was happy with me."

In this program, Choi Hyun-seok was evaluated by his junior Ahn Sung-jae, revealing different philosophies about the cooking of the two chefs. Choi Hyun-seok said, "Chef Ahn Sung-jae's three Michelin stars have raised the level of Korean gastronomy a lot. Chef Ahn Sung-jae's three-star award deserves respect from chefs. Chef Ahn Sung-jae would be really confident in his evaluation. However, I thought I would be a little uncomfortable," he said honestly.

"When I saw Chef Ahn Sung-jae evaluate my cooking, I felt that it was really different. So I thought I should do mine more. The dishes I'm pursuing are different, but I get along really well. If I were a judge, I might have evaluated my lack of creativity. I think the judge only evaluates it from his own perspective and played a big role in promoting Korean gastronomy this time," he said.

Top 8 gave various answers to the question of whether they would like to appear again if Season 2 was produced. The cooking stone said, "I want to challenge myself again with black spoon, not white spoon," and Napoli Matpia also said, "I will try for the second consecutive time and make good results." "I think I'll make it to the top three," he said, expressing confidence. Jang Ho-joon said, "I think there was a prejudice because I came out as a white spoon, so if I go to season 2, I would like to confidently challenge myself with my skills."

On the other hand, Imokase No. 1 said, "I want to stop here," and Triple Star said, "I didn't think about it, but I think I'll think about it if I get an offer." Choi Hyun-seok also said, "I have no reason to go out," adding, "My cooking path has become firm and I have enough inspiration, so I have nothing to go out and gain anymore. I will keep Season 1 as a good memory and cook hard," he said.

Regarding the main point of making the cooking competition mission, PD Kim Eun-ji said, "The biggest premise of our program is to compete with taste, but there are so many different elements of taste. "I wanted to melt that in the mission," he said. "The second round is the taste that makes the best use of the theme, the third round is delicious even in large quantities and is favored by the public, and the fourth round is a taste that is reasonable for the price and wants to buy and eat." "I thought that if I pass all these rounds, I will have the strongest man in Korea, which is close to a hexagon," he explained.

Regarding "Infinite Cooking Hell," the second semi-final mission revealed in the trailer, he hinted, "It will be a mission to test the limits of a chef's creativity," and said, "Everyone said, 'I've tasted hell.' It is expected that a fierce individual exhibition will take place and it will be the highlight of the program," he said, asking for expectations. Producer Kim Han-min also added, "The best scene will come out," and the cooking idol cooked "to the point where I was confused." I wonder who among the production team made this mission," he said, signaling a fierce competition. The final winner, who won after a fierce class war of

{Black and White Cook}, can be found in the 11th and 12th episodes, which will be released on Netflix on the 8th.

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