| Lee Won-il | |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
| Alma Mater: | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Occupation: | Chef |
Lee Won-il (; born December 12, 1979) is a South Korean chef and television personality. He was a cast member in the variety shows Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (seasons 1-2) and Cook Representative.[1]
Lee lived in Philippines from 2002 until 2008. In 2008, Lee earned a BSc degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Philippines.[2] [3]
Lee is the former owner and chef of Dear Bread[4] [5] [6] and, as of 2020, owns and operates Lee Won-il Table, a 14-seat restaurant in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
On August 24, 2020, Lee and his fiancée, television producer Kim Yoo-jin, announced they would be leaving the cast of the MBC TV celebrity-couple reality show Don't Be Jealous. The announcement followed multiple media reports accusing Kim of bullying behavior, including physical abuse, dating back to 2008 and earlier. Kim was a minor at the time the incidents were alleged to have occurred.[7]