The top chefs endure their second mission: a grueling marathon of cooking incorporating one unique ingredient. The heat is on as chefs leave one by one.
Eighty "Black Spoon" underdog cooks with a knack for flavor face 20 elite "White Spoon" chefs in a fierce cooking showdown among 100 contenders.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
The top chefs endure their second mission: a grueling marathon of cooking incorporating one unique ingredient. The heat is on as chefs leave one by one.
The one-on-one matches leave chefs tense, as ingredients like blue crab and quail demand finesse and creativity to bring out their depth of flavor.
The tense round ends as chefs on hold claim the last spots. Next, the White and Black Spoons duel using iconic ingredients from different Korean regions.
In this round, the chefs face a daunting task: create a signature dish with minimal ingredients. The next comes a battle of dishes in harmony.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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