Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (폭군의 셰프)

BON APPÉTIT, YOUR MAJESTY

Your Majesty.

We have brought Yeon Ji-young of the royal kitchen.

The man I'm about to face

is Joseon's greatest gourmet

and also the worst tyrant,

Yeonhuigun.

YI HEON KING OF JOSEON

Your Majesty, you must sentence the gwinyeo to capital punishment

and restore order to the throne.

- Please restore order to the throne. - Please restore order to the throne.

Last night,

this woman served me a strange dish and confused my senses.

Therefore, I command that she be immediately…

appointed as the chief royal cook!

THE HEAD COOK OF THE ROYAL KITCHEN

What?

- What? The chief royal cook? - The chief royal cook?

A woman?

Starting today,

you are to cook for me every day without fail.

However,

if you ever serve the same dish more than once,

or if it is not to my liking,

you will be sentenced to death.

You've got to be kidding me.

All I ever dreamed of was becoming a three-star Michelin chef.

Instead, today, I became the chef of a tyrant.

Do you have anything to say?

Or…

do you wish to die now?

He's going to kill me eventually, isn't he?

I'll survive and go back,

no matter what.

Your Majesty.

I am guilty of confusing you with my food.

Although our contract is not entirely fair…

I will serve you

as best as I can until the end.

My name is Yeon Ji-young.

You'll never believe it,

but I'm from the year 2025.

How did I end up here?

Well…

COURSE Nº 1 GOCHUJANG BUTTER BIBIMBAP

LA POÊLE D'OR COOKING COMPETITION

Ladies and gentlemen.

La Poêle d'Or, the number one French cooking competition

to find an innovative new chef.

The final mission is to create a spread for a king,

and I'm seeing some fantastic dishes take shape.

Ladies and gentlemen.

The month-long competition

is now down to the last five minutes!

Excuse me! Sir!

Yes? What's the matter?

My stove isn't working.

Pardon?

We have four minutes left.

Please keep in mind you're disqualified if you don't finish your dish in time.

The winner will receive 100,000 euros…

as well as the head chef position at Paul Bonnard's "Happy Cure,"

a Michelin three-star restaurant.

What are you doing, ma'am? Are you insane?

A little.

You can't make a fire with unauthorized materials.

"There's nothing worse than an incomplete dish."

A French saying, right?

I completely agree.

I'd rather go a little crazy.

Wait, no…

Now, it's time for searing, or flame-grilling.

Although the steak is cooked through and through,

this step is essential

because it browns the surface

and creates a unique flavor and aroma.

This is known as the Maillard reaction.

You have two minutes left. Please complete your dishes.

One minute to go. Please do not touch anything when the time is up.

Time's up!

It's now time for the judges to decide who will be crowned the winner.

Stay tuned!

LA POÊLE D'OR COOKING COMPETITION

Please introduce your dish.

This is called " hünkâr beğendi, "

- which is Turkish for "Sultan's delight." - It's a creative combination, but…

I don't think the sultan would be very impressed.

Back in the Age of Discovery,

spices like cloves were more valuable than gold,

and royals had dishes made with these spices to flaunt their power.

To be honest, this combination doesn't work.

Hello, sirs. This is turkey roulade,

which was favored by Marie Antoinette, the bride of Louis XVI. Please enjoy.

I taste something new each time I chew.

However,

do you think the beef brisket in the center

pairs well with the other ingredients?

Oh, it's you.

The problematic participant who broke the rules.

I prepared a venison chateaubriand.

The tenderloin is reverse-seared and smoked on rice straw.

The sauce is made with red ginseng and Korean blackberry,

giving the dish a sweet and bitter touch.

This right here is a soybean purée

and a tuile made with misutgaru , a Korean grain powder.

I also added hardy orange caviar on the side.

I can smell the strong smoky aroma.

The color of the steak is better than I expected.

This steak is a royal dish

made using a centuries-old straw-fire grilling technique

that originated in the Joseon Dynasty.

The Joseon Dynasty?

That's right.

Long ago, when Korea was Joseon, there was a Yeonhuigun.

He was a tyrant who was also a gourmet,

and this venison steak was his favorite.

The sweet but bitter sauce really enhances the dish.

Grilling with rice straw is a very complex technique,

but the heat was transmitted through the meat perfectly.

And I can't smell the odor of the venison.

Thank you very much.

The greatest cooking competition to find an innovative new chef,

La Poêle d'Or Season 5.

The month-long competition has come to an end.

At last, it's time to decide the winner,

the one who will win 100,000 euros

as well as the opportunity to work at a Michelin three-star restaurant.

The fifth person to win the competition is…

This is very nerve-racking.

What a surprise!

Madam Yeon Ji-young from Korea!

Congratulations! Please step forward!

Congratulations, Madam Yeon.

Your chateaubriand was an excellent reinterpretation

of the Joseon royal cuisine.

You are more than qualified to become the head chef of Happy Cure!

Well done.

Thank you! Thank you so much!

2025 FRANCE LA POÊLE D'OR 100,000 EUROS

2025 FRANCE LA POÊLE D'OR

What a beautiful night.

Good night, Paris.

Did you see the news?

MY DEAR DAD

I'll be the head chef of a Michelin three-star restaurant!

I even got 100,000 euros in prize money.

Well done. I'm so proud of you.

Are you flying back today?

Yeah. I'm packing and will go straight to the airport.

My heart is still racing.

You must be tired. You should stay back and rest for a while.

Apparently, there will be a total solar eclipse later today.

A total solar eclipse?

Hey, that's even better.

I'll get to see that on the plane.

Oh, right.

I need you to bring a book back with you.

What book?

It's a historical record from Joseon.

I asked Professor Pierre at Sorbonne University to get it for me.

He said he'd send it to you, so be sure to bring it.

Okay.

I'll call you when I land.

MAILBOX

DEPARTMENT OF ASIAN HISTORY PROFESSOR PIERRE BERGELO

I'll eat the bread later.

I'm glad I kept this.

Koreans can't live

without gochujang.

It looks great.

Oh, that's hot!

Gosh, that's hot.

Oh no.

Oh my gosh.

Oh no. This is bad.

What do I do? This is an antique book.

Let's dab off the smudges

with some water.

" Mangunrok "?

KURIM BURUILLE

PREPARE FOUR EGG YOLKS…

They're recipes.

Is it a cookbook?

Why is this page torn?

HWANSEBAN

Something-se-ban?

I have no idea.

Are the front pages okay?

They're all wet. Gosh, what do I do?

"My dearly beloved,

if you were to read this someday,

may you come back to my side"?

What?

It's a Joseon dynasty romance novel.

MANGUNROK

What's going on? What's happening?

Hello?

I'm in here!

Save me!

Why won't it open?