Cooking practice 3 months before shooting...Yim Yoon-ah, the tyrant's chef, is a cooking talent who will not worry about retiring from his job

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Aug 22, 2025

Cooking practice 3 months before shooting...Yim Yoon-ah, the tyrant's chef, is a cooking talent who will not worry about retiring from his job



"Chef of the Tyrant" Lim Yoon-ah's cooking practice video for the character has been released, drawing attention.

tvN's new Saturday-Sunday drama "The Tyrant's Chef" (directed by Jang Tae-yu) starring Lim Yoon-ah is a survival fantasy romantic comedy drama in which a time-slip chef meets the king, the worst tyrant and the owner of an absolute taste, at the best moment, and Lim Yoon-ah will lead the play as French chef Yeon Ji-young.

Cooking practice 3 months before shooting...Yim Yoon-ah, the tyrant's chef, is a cooking talent who will not worry about retiring from his job
In this regard, a video of Lim Yoon-ah's three-month cooking practice before filming the work was opened on YouTube's Lim Yoon-ah's official channel on the 21st, showing the meticulous preparation process from basic cutting to ingredient preparation and plating with advice from actual chefs, drawing attention.




Above all, Im Yoon-ah made various efforts to match the time-slip setting in her work as well as the cooking tools used by modern French chefs. "I'm trying to practice a lot before filming because I think there are a lot of parts that need to be familiar with from start to finish and have some skills."," he added with a heartfelt thought, drawing attention.

Director Jang Tae-yu, who directed `The Tyrant's Chef" also prepared too hard at the production presentation. Expectations are high for the world of cooking that combines modernity and the past, as Lim Yoon-ah praised him surprisingly, saying, "I've done a lot of things."

Meanwhile, 「The Tyrant's Chef」, which can confirm Lim Yoon-ah's performance, will premiere on tvN at 9:10 p.m. on the 23rd.








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