After time traveling to the Joseon era, a talented chef meets a tyrant king. Her modern dishes captivate his palate, but royal challenges await her.
Created by
Jang Tae-yoo
Network
tvN
Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First Aired
2025-08-23
Last Aired
2025-09-28
Original Name
폭군의 셰프
Yoona
Yeon Ji-young
Lee Chae-min
King Yi Heon
Kang Hanna
Kang Mok-ju
Choi Gwi-hwa
Prince Jesan
Oh Eui-sik
Im Song-jae
Seo Yi-sook
Queen Dowager Inju
Park Young-woon
Su-hyeok
Yoon Seo-ah
Seo Gil-geum
Lee Joo-ahn
Kong-gil
Kim Hyeon-mok
Min Gae-deok
Kim Kwang-kyu
Um Bong-sik
Jeong Gyu-su
Yoon Chun-sik
Jang Kwang
Chang-seon
Park Jun-myun
Choi Mal-im
1. Course Nº 1 Gochujang Butter Bibimbap
80m
After winning a French cooking competition, Yeon Ji-young time-travels through an old cookbook and clashes with King Yi Heon upon arrival.
2. Course N° 2 Sous Vide Cuisine
2025-08-24
Held captive in harsh conditions, Ji-young prepares a feast to win her freedom — but even her talent can't save her when a crisis puts her life in peril.
3. Course N° 3 Haute Cuisine
2025-08-30
81m
Ji-young becomes Yi Heon's new chief royal cook after impressing him with her French cuisine. But Kang Mok-ju, consumed by jealousy, plots against her.
4. Course N° 4 **** and Spinach Doenjang Soup
2025-08-31
A high-stakes royal cooking competition awaits Ji-young and her fate at court hangs in the balance. Later, a troubled Yi Heon drunkenly summons her.
5. Course N° 5 Snowflake Schnitzel
2025-09-06
76m
After an intimate moment together, Yi Heon begins rejecting Ji-young's meals — but soon find their minds wandering toward each other amid the distance.
6. Course N° 6 Black Sesame Macaron
2025-09-07
75m
When the Ming envoy demands a cooking contest, Ji-young rises to the challenge to represent Joseon — and win what Yi Heon has promised her.
7. Course N° 7 Dongnae Pajeon on a Rainy Day
2025-09-13
71m
In order to gain an edge in the cooking competition, Ji-young sets out to create a unique pot. However, finding the right craftsman proves difficult.
8. Course N° 8 Rice Wine Beef Bourguignon
2025-09-14
79m
Barely making it to the competition, Ji-young begins cooking — only to find her crucial ingredients missing. Can she overcome the crisis?
9. Course N° 9 Pressure-Cooked Ogyetang
2025-09-20
Yi Heon shocks everyone by asking chefs to judge their own dishes. As time slips away in the intense battle, Ji-young considers plan B for her recipe.
10. Course N° 10 Joseon Restaurant
2025-09-21
78m
Yi Heon and Ji-young's bond deepens as he fights to prove her innocence — but can they uncover the cause of Grand Prince Jinmyeong's illness in time?
11. Course N° 11 Soy Meat Gujeolpan & Eggplant Pie
2025-09-27
Yi Heon unravels after discovering the truth about his mother, the deposed queen — leaving Ji Yeong to fight against history repeating itself.
12. Course N° 12 Hwanseban
83m
Trapped by Grand Prince Jesan's coup, Yi Heon and Ji Yeong fight to survive. But can their love endure against the forces of history and time?
