I thought he was an offensive jerk -before- all the controversy erupted. So no, I'm not sad to see him go.

Anthony Bourdain minces no words in his take on Irvine in this blog entry:
http://blog.ruhlman.com/ruhlmancom/2007/04/the_fabulous_fo.html

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Well, the way I see it. He was doing the job he was hired to do. He was bringing in viewers and advertisers, so everyone was making money. Perhaps he should have been penalized for fibbing on his resume but firing seemed to be a little extreme.

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The way I see it, he lied on his resume, irregardless of how much money he is making anyone he should be fired, any other chef anywhere would be fired for doing the same so it's only fair that he is fired. Just because he is on T.V. doesn't mean he should be held to a different standard that anyone else in our industry. he's a chef, i'm a chef, the only difference there is he has a tv show, we should be treated the same as chefs. His job just happens to be to play nice to a camera. Fire the arse and be done with it! (No, I don't like his show either...)

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irregardless isn't a word.

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He just did the job he was hired to do. Maybe he did not do it on purpose, and I think being fired is too serious! For me, for a long time I think Robert is not just a fantastic cook but a wonderful person as well! I always like the recipes that he wrote and showed, specially hipped with his book "Mission" that I found recently: http://dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=90515&ru=279 , according to me, do not always blame him, we should listen to him first.

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He did do the job he was hired to do, but he lied. He admitted he lied. If you have a lie of that magnitude (that was discovered) on your resume in any other business position, you would be in a hell of a lot of trouble, and you would be fired. Just because he is on TV does not give him any other justification for what he did. The whole reason FoodTV hired him was because they thought he had worked with royalty. Yes he is a good cook, yes he did do the job he was hired to do, but how he got to that spot was under false pretenses. I guess I just cannot get past that.

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I hated that show and him, he is another pompus ass. Hopefully they won't put that show back on. The Food Network has gone so far downhill lately, someone new needs to step in and make some serious changes. Iron Chef America??? Give me a break, the suits there didn't and never will get what made Iron Chef so good in the first place. Iron Chef was never about the cooking or the chefs, it was about how cheesy the show is. That is what made it good...get a clue Food TV.

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He got the job in the first place because he lied. Does Food Network's reputation, not wanting to be seen as gullible fools, outweigh whatever money he may be bringing in? Yeah, I think so.

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I just want to know where the petition to get Sandra Lee fired for being a soulless lying bitch is.

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I don't really like his show, either way, so I don't particularly care. It can't DECREASE my viewership if he's not on it.

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megan said...
"irregardless isn't a word."

The English language evolves.

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'Irregardless' actually is included in the Oxford English Dictionary Online. Ironically, the quotes referenced in support of the definition mostly question the legitimacy of 'irregardless' as a word. For example, the first referenced quote by Harold Wentworth in 1923: Is there such a word as irregardless in the English language?

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he came forth and admitted he was wrong. that in itself is a quality you don't find in people much these days.Robert is DINNER IMPOSSIBLE!!!! he cannot be replaced. the show will not be fit to watch. FN will be making the worst mistake possible if they get rid of him.they will definetly see their ratings drop, i wont be watching it anymore once he leaves.

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I agree with comment #2. HE is doing his job and they should have checked him out anyway. I cN onlly watch him for a short while he can be an azz! But taking the show off was a bit extreme.

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i don't care what anyone says all the Chef's I've ever met have huge egos, and Robert Irvine has not been an exception! On the other hand, I love the Food Network, and I have always enjoyed Dinner Impossible. I don't think they should have taken him off the air!!!!!! They haven't pulled the old reruns off the air!!! I know lots of people on both sides of the fence, pro and con for Robert. I would still watch him! Robert, I hated to see you go, I wish you nothing but luck for the future!

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Food Network is making a mistake. Lets face people that watch the show watch becuase they enjoy the show and could careless about what he lied about. Same as goes for that food show network star guy that lied and Bam man we watch them because they entertain us not becuase what their paperwork says. Hey if you want to go back to the old boring cooking show don't voice your concerns with Food Network. Please food network You guy are so worry about having an wholsome image wake up contversy makes Cash thats the bottom line. Stop getting rid of these great stars and replacing them with these Juila child boring ass shows.

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The way I see it, HR messed up by not verifying everyhing on the resume.. Fire HR they just proved that they can't do their job.. However despite what Robert's resume says.. his show is a success and he has proved that he is good at it... I say screw the resume its only words on paper.. what he's does is prove it by actions on camera.. Give the guy a break!

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