Cook Representative

Cook Representative
Promotional poster
GenreVariety
Cooking
Presented byKim Sung-joo
Ahn Jung-hwan
Kang Ho-dong
StarringChoi 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 of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes25
Production
Production locationSouth Korea
Running time70 minutes
Original release
NetworkJTBC
ReleaseFebruary 17 (2016-02-17) –
August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10)

Cook Representative (Korean셰프 원정대 - 쿡가대표), 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

Episodes Chefs Place Results Notes
1–3
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Sam Kim
  • Lee Won-il
  • Lee Yeon-bok
Hong Kong
  • First Match: 2:0 (Team Hong Kong wins)
  • Second Match: 2:1 (Team Hong Kong wins)
Special Host: Henry Lau
4–6
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Jung Ho-young
  • Lee Yeon-bok
Japan (Osaka)
  • First Match: 2:0 (Team Korea wins)
  • Second Match: 2:1 (Team Korea wins)
7–9
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Choi Hyung-jin
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Lee Yeon-bok
China (Chengdu)
  • First Match: 2:1 (Team Korea wins)
  • Second Match: 2:1 (Team Korea wins)
10
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Lee Won-il
  • Lee Chan-oh
South Korea 2:0 (Team Korea wins)
11–13
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Lee Won-il
  • Yoo Hyun-soo
UAE (Dubai)
  • First Match: 2:0 (Team UAE wins)
  • Second Match: 2:0 (Team UAE wins)
Special Guest: Wendy from Red Velvet[2]
14–17
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Yoo Hyun-soo
  • Lee Yeon-bok
Thailand (Bangkok)
  • First Match: 2:1 (Team Korea wins)
  • Second Match: 2:1 (Team Korea wins)
17–21
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Lee Chan-oh
  • Yoo Hyun-soo
United States (San Francisco)
  • First Match: 2:0 (Team USA wins)
  • Second Match: 2:1 (Team USA wins)
22–25
  • Choi Hyun-seok
  • Oh Se-deuk
  • Sam Kim
  • Lee Yeon-bok
South 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

References

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