{"id":26320,"date":"2026-01-06T21:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26320"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:51:35","slug":"chef-triple-star-of-culinary-class-wars-gives-hong-kong-a-taste-of-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26320","title":{"rendered":"Chef \u2018Triple Star\u2019 of Culinary Class Wars gives Hong Kong a taste of Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Fans of Netflix\u2019s <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Culinary Class Wars<\/em> are certain to remember Scott Kang, one of the stand-outs of the show whose first season dropped in 2024.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The chef, better known on the South 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