About this season
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.
Episodes (12)
1. Course Nº 1 Gochujang Butter Bibimbap
7.5Aired 23 August 2025 • 80 min
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
8.3Aired 24 August 2025 • 80 min
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
8.0Aired 30 August 2025 • 81 min
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
8.0Aired 31 August 2025 • 81 min
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
9.0Aired 6 September 2025 • 76 min
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
8.0Aired 7 September 2025 • 75 min
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
8.0Aired 13 September 2025 • 71 min
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
8.3Aired 14 September 2025 • 79 min
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
8.8Aired 20 September 2025 • 81 min
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
8.3Aired 21 September 2025 • 78 min
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
8.0Aired 27 September 2025 • 81 min
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
9.0Aired 28 September 2025 • 83 min
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?