Alexander King @literallyaking.com · Jan 14 Finished the new season of culinary class wars last night, and while I thought the season was only okay overall, I absolutely loved Venerable Sunjae, a Buddhist monk who cooks temple cuisine. More game shows needs to have monk contestants! Someone with no attachments is utterly terrifying.
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There’s a great episode of Chef’s Table documentary with her from a few years ago
Every contestant on the show is always like, "I'm here to win, gonna beat you, yadda yadda". Then we turn to the venerable, and she says something kind and empathetic about us all learning something. High stakes mean nothing to her, winning and losing are the same. She doesnt look nervous even once.