King of Culinary

King of Culinary (Chinese: 三把刀; pinyin: Sānbǎdāo; lit. Three Knives) is a Singaporean Chinese culinary game show broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8 and simulcast on MeWatch (Toggle in Season 1) and YouTube, hosted by television personality Lee Teng, with home cooks pitting against veteran top chefs for a cash prize and a set of kitchen knives.[1][2] The first season premiered for 13 episodes which premiered 3 July 2019 and ended on 25 September 2019. The show announced for a second season in 2020, with the second season slated for a 18 November 2020 premiere date; the second season is hosted by Cavin Soh, who previously served as a judge in season 1.[3][4]

King of Culinary (三把刀)
Presented byLee Teng (season 1)
Cavin Soh (season 2)
StarringEric Neo
Eric Teo
Pung Lu Tin
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13 (as of Season 1)
Production
Production locationMediacorp TV Studio
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production companyMediacorp
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
MeWatch
Picture format1080p (Widescreen) and HDTV
Original release3 July 2019 (2019-07-03) –
present

Gameplay

Each contestant will pit against one of three veteran chefs (from left to right, Eric Teo, Pung Lu Tin and Eric Neo) head-to-head, whom each hold one signature culinary knife placed under a shelf, and sitting chefs are backed as judges. At the start of each match, the contestant choose one of the chef and a designated ingredient required for cooking, but was not allowed to duplicate a cooking method. The contestant have up to an hour, with the first 15 minutes set as a handicap for the veteran chef, to prepare a dish and present it to a panel of three judges for testing and evaluation. The judges then make a decision to decide which dish is better and the victor in each match.

When the contestant wins a match, they win cash and a knife, and was given an option to either keep it or risk them to challenge another chef but each contestant can only challenge a chef once. Beating one chef awards the contestant $1,000, two chefs are worth $2,000, and beating all three chefs awards the contestant $5,000. However, if the contestant loses to a chef at any point, the game ends and any cash winnings won are forfeited, but was allowed to keep any knives won for victorious matches up to that point.

At the end of season 1, 10 out of 26 chefs had won at least one set of knife for winning a match (Teo won 8 out of 12 matches, Pung won 7 out of 11 matches, and Neo won 8 out of 11 matches);[5] one of the winning contestant, Royce Lee (with two episodes airing 18 and 25 September) won two knives and $2,000 though not deciding to risk the prize money to contest Neo for the third knife.[6]

In season 2, contestants have to defeat a disciple first before they could challenge against the three chefs, meaning that the contestant now required to win four matches (one disciple and three chefs) to acquire all three knives. Each challenge now have a 40 minute time limit with a 10-minute handicap, and the payout structure for each knife were respectively changed to $2,000, $3,000 and $4,000. Prior to a match against a chef, the contestants picked one of four "help cards" to change the course of a match.[4]

References
  1. "King of Culinary 三把刀 Show Info". tv.mewatch.sg. MediaCorp. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. "三把刀 8World". 8world. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "King Of Culinary 2《三把刀 2》Trailer". Facebook. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "KING OF CULINARY S2 三把刀 S2 Show Info". meWatch.
  5. "King of Culinary 三把刀 - EP13". MeWatch. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. "最后一集的《三把刀》，第一位成功拿下两把刀的参赛者！恭喜Royce!". Facebook. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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