Cook Representative Explained

Genre:Variety
Cooking
Presenter:Kim Sung-joo
Ahn Jung-hwan
Kang Ho-dong
Starring:Choi Hyun-seok
Sam Kim
Lee Won-il
Lee Yeon-bok
Oh Se-deuk
Jung Ho-young
Choi Hyung-jin
Lee Chan-oh
Yoo Hyun-soo
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:25
Location:South Korea
Runtime:70 minutes
Network:JTBC

Cook Representative, also known as National Chef Team, is a 2016 South Korean cooking-variety program starring Kim Sung-joo, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kang Ho-dong, Choi Hyun-seok, Sam Kim, Lee Won-il and, Lee Yeon-bok, is the spin-off of Please Take Care of My Refrigerator. It aired on JTBC during Wednesdays at 22:50 (KST) beginning February 17, 2016.[1] The series aired its last episode August 10, 2016 after concluding the finals match of the World Championship.

Cast

Hosts

Chefs

Culinary Judges

Episodes

EpisodesChefsPlaceResultsNotes
1–3Hong KongSpecial Host: Henry Lau
4–6Japan (Osaka)
7–9China (Chengdu)
10South Korea2:0 (Team Korea wins)
11–13UAE (Dubai)Special Guest: Wendy from Red Velvet[2]
14–17Thailand (Bangkok)
17–21United States (San Francisco)
22–25South Korea
  • Quarter-finals
    • Block A: Team Korea 1 wins
    • Block B: Team UAE wins
    • Block C: Team USA wins
    • Block D: Team Korea 2 wins
  • Semi-finals
    • First Match: Team Korea 1 wins
    • Second Match: Team USA wins
    • Third Placer Match: Team UAE wins
  • Finals
    • Team Korea 1 wins
World Championship (opponents from previous countries)
  • Quarter-Finals
    • Block A: Team Korea 1 v. Team China
    • Block B: Team Japan 1 v. Team UAE
    • Block C: Team Japan 2 v. Team USA
    • Block D: Team Korea 2 v. Team France
  • Semi-Finals
    • Block A v. Block B (Team Korea 1 v. Team UAE)
    • Block C v. Block D (Team USA v. Team Korea 2)
    • Third Placer Match: Team UAE v. Team Korea 2
  • Finals
    • Team Korea 1 v. Team USA

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim. Hyung-woo. 홍콩관광청, 세프 원정대 '쿡가대표 홍콩편' 17일 첫 방. Sports Chosun. 2016-02-18. 17 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Red Velvet's Wendy talks about her academic excellence as a student in the U.S. allkpop.com. 2016-08-05.