They Call Us Culinary Monster

Jeff and Phil welcome chef Hasung Lee , aka "Culinary Monster," one of the breakout contestants from season two of Netflix's hit Korean cooking competition show Culinary Class Wars . He talks about his journey from Korea to the United States to train in some of the world's best kitchens; getting cast on the show as a Black Spoon chef -- including how he got his nickname; his unique focus and confidence while competing in each cooking challenge; and which fellow contestants' dishes he wishes he could have tasted. Also: The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of competing on Culinary Class Wars .

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They Call Us Culinary Monster is an episode from They Call Us Bruce by Jeff Yang & Phil Yu.

This episode is 59:23 long.

This episode was published on Jan 24, 2026.

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