Marisa told you a couple of months ago about Dinner: Impossible chef/host Robert Irvine losing his job because he embellished his resume just a tad (he lied about his experience, including a tiny fib about, um, doing Princess Di's wedding cake). Now the Food Network show has named a new host.
Michael Symon will be the new guy who comes into people's homes to help them with their cooking and tackles crazy food challenges. Not only is Symon one of the Iron Chefs of the network, he actually won the Next Iron Chef competition. The new shows will start airing this summer.
[via TV Squad]
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
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4-22-2008 @ 2:42PM
dan said...
it would be helpful if you knew what the show was about
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4-22-2008 @ 3:08PM
joey said...
For a second, I thought that was Duff from Ace of Cakes!
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4-22-2008 @ 3:09PM
Jake said...
For a second, I thought the guy in that pic was Duff from Ace of Cakes!
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4-22-2008 @ 3:53PM
Adam S said...
Who are the Michael Symon fans? Everyone who watched the "Next Iron Chef" competition knows that John Besh was tailor made for the spot and caonducted himself like an Iron Chef the entire time. It appears his referencing his semi-clear soup as "consume" was his downfall. In the meantime, the galumphing, utterly unexciting Michael Symon has captured the role and I've yet to meet a cingle person who actually is a fan of his. And now they took Robert Irvine, one d-bag who was entertaining, and replaced him with another d-bag who is anything but.
Sigh. Forgive my rant, but "BOOOOO, FOOD NETWORK! BOOOO!"
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4-22-2008 @ 4:30PM
Gina M said...
I am certainly no Michael Symon fan at all. I didn't want the Iron Chef challenge just for that reason. I think he was the wrong one to take the win. And now, they have given DI to him, makes me sad. I do not think he is right for the job and he doesn't have that thing about him that will capture the audience. And I think that John Besh was totally ripped off.
Who doesn't fib on their resumes? I think the Food network amde a mistake. They lost a viewer.
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4-22-2008 @ 5:27PM
jrsygir1 said...
mediocrity prevails again
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4-22-2008 @ 5:36PM
Bernie B said...
I'm a Michael Simon fan, though I too thought Besh had it in the bag. Food Network really didn't have to fire Robert Irvine, if he made a public apology I'm sure the fans would have been forgiving.
Dinner: Impossible; or as Bourdain calls it Dinner: Slightly Difficult.
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4-23-2008 @ 5:32PM
lutefisk said...
Hi,
New poster here. I was actually starting to enjoy Dinner:Impossible. I have been watching cooking shows since Julia and Graham Kerr days. I liked the idea of watching someone try to cook for hundreds to thousands of people. Interesting to see large scale cooking versus the average meal prep. They shouldn't have fired him. Now Symon is just going to do another stand and stir show from what it sounds like.
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