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The talented Lim YoonA is back on the small screen in a role as original as it is delicious. In Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (폭군의 셰프), the star plays a French chef propelled... 500 years into the past. A drama combining romantic comedy, time travel and palace intrigue, to be discovered from August on tvN.
A star chef facing a tyrannical king
YoonA plays Yeon Ji-young, a renowned chef in a 3-star restaurant. But her life is turned upside down when a mysterious event sends her back in time to the Joseon era. She lands in the "sura-gan", the royal kitchen, in charge of preparing the palace's official meals.
His greatest challenge? Cooking for a king as capricious as he is feared. Lee Heon (played by Lee Chae-min), a violent monarch with extremely refined tastes, rules with an iron fist... including what he puts on his plate. The slightest mistake could cost Ji Young dearly, and he finds himself in a veritable culinary survival game.
A royal fusion of modern cuisine and period gastronomy
The drama features a veritable collision of eras. Yeon Ji-young has lost none of her chef's reflexes: she examines ingredients meticulously, prepares dishes with concentration, and runs the palace kitchens with authority despite a totally unfamiliar environment. In her traditional sooksoo (chef de cuisine royale), she brilliantly fuses modern recipes with old-fashioned techniques, going so far as to teach royal palates the subtleties of contemporary cuisine.
Her dishes intrigue and seduce, and could well upset the strict codes of court cooking. But in a tense political context, where every meal can conceal a power play, Yeon Ji-young will have to show more than just culinary talent: instinct, adaptation... and a lot of courage.
An expected performance from YoonA
Lim YoonA once again promises to shine with her expressive performance, full of warmth and mischief. In this role of a passionate chef lost in an era not her own, she navigates between funny moments, dramatic tension and sincere emotion. Her performance should add that unique touch of flavor that makes all the difference, like a few drops of sesame oil on a good bibimbap. And as French people, we're hoping to hear a few words in French, and have dishes that really resemble what we know!
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty" premieres on tvN on August 16. Will it be on your watchlist?
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