Triple Star, Auntie Omakase #1, and more: Restaurants owned by Culinary Class Wars contestants witness a high surge in reservations

Culinary Class Wars contestants, including Triple Star, Auntie Omakase #1, and others, have witnessed a high surge in reservations at their restaurants, due to the show's popularity in South Korea. According to Sports Chosun's report on October 10, Culinary Class Wars contestants, both the Black Spoon chefs and the White Spoon chefs, have garnered significant widespread attention.

Platforms like Naver and Kakao have made lists of the restaurants owned by the participants, which are taking direct reservations. Due to the chefs' popularity, reservations at these restaurants have increased massively, making it almost impossible for visitors to book a table. Notably, if the visitors are not quick enough to book one, they may be pushed behind for a few months.

According to Naver Data Lab and Catch Table, the chefs’ restaurants witnessed a surge in average reservations - up to 148 percent. Moreover, reservations at some of these restaurants rose by 4937.5 percent.

Top 5 restaurants owned by Culinary Class Wars contestants

1. Chef Choi Kang Rok's Neo
2. Self Made Chef's Doryang
3. Triple Star’s Trid
4. Cooking Maniac’s Dippin Oksu
5. Chef Choi Hyun-seok’s Choi Dot

Top restaurants among the Black Spoon chefs

1. Cooking Maniac aka Yoon Nam-no’s Dippin Oksu
2. Camping Man aka Park Jae-hyun's Shonino
3. Meat Gangster aka David Lee’s Goonmong

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Culinary Class Wars’ Triple Star, Auntie Omakase #1, and Self Made Chef share their thoughts on increasing reservations and visitors

On October 7, Culinary Class Wars’ top 8 finalists gathered for a press conference, where Chef Scott Kang, or Triple Star, and Auntie Omakase #1, opened up about the increasing number of visitors at their restaurants following the release of the Netflix cooking competition series.

Scott Kang expressed his gratitude towards the fans and visitors, saying,

"I can feel the difference in my store with the increase in reservation inquiries and the many visitors. I am taking certification shots for them. It is hard, but I am living with a grateful heart.”

Further, Auntie Omakase #1 shared about the traditional cuisine facing struggles. She also thanked the young visitors for showing interest in traditional cuisine following her participation in the show. She said,

"The traditional market is in a very serious slump, but I am grateful that many young people are visiting after appearing on this program. I am living with a proud heart because I am helping the traditional market even a little. I am happy.”

Meanwhile, Chef Im Tae-hoon, who appeared on the show under the name 'Self Made Chef,' also shared his experience on a recent radio show, as per Sports Seoul. He said,

“I should have shown more activities, but I couldn’t, but I’m grateful that the guests cheered me on and came to see me. I felt so sorry for making them wait, so I went out and greeted them all.”

Following Naver Data Lab and Catch Table data, keywords related to Black Spoon chefs and White Spoon chefs have surged, thanks to the high number of searches. Meanwhile, compared with last week’s data, the search results related to the participating chefs’ restaurants have seen an impressive increase of 74 times, and the percentage of the restaurants saved has risen to 1,884 percent.

Before the release of Culinary Class Wars, Naver searches about fine dining in August were recorded to be 19,700. However, following its release in September, 165,200 searches were recorded - a 738.5 percent increase in searches. Notably, the show has emerged as number 1 in the Global Top 10 TV (non-English) category of Netflix for three consecutive weeks since September 17, 2024.

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Culinary Class Wars is available to stream on Netflix.