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Robert Irvine to Return to 'Dinner: Impossible'

Posted Nov 20th 2008 12:28PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Television/Film, Celebrities

Last February, Chef Robert Irvine was removed from his Food Network show, Dinner: Impossible, after it came to light that he had falsified his resume to make his work experience more impressive. Chef Michael Symon was brought in to replace Irvine on the show and the scandal quietly faded away.

Now, in a surprising move, the Food Network has announced that they plan on bringing Irvine back to the show and will be filming six new episodes featured him that will begin airing in March 2009. He says of his return, "I am very excited to continue taping more episodes of 'Dinner: Impossible. I am thrilled to further my relationship with the network and embark on more challenging episodes of this popular series."

[via AP]

There's a new host on Dinner: Impossible

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 2:33PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Television/Film, Christmas, Celebrities

Symon 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]

Do you think Robert Irvine should keep his job?

Posted Mar 13th 2008 8:05PM by Shayna Glick
Filed under: Television/Film, On the Blogs, Did you know?

Robert Irvine, host of Dinner Impossible.

Robert Irvine has gotten himself into a lot of trouble lately. In case you haven't been paying attention to the food blogs, the host of Food Network's "Dinner: Impossible" was caught either lying about or exaggerating his resume (depending on who you ask). He has gotten hos bio pulled from Food Network's website and has been fired from the show.

Well, he must be pretty popular in some sectors, because there is a campaign going on to save hos job. A group called Save Robert Irvine has sprung up and they want you to help keep the chef as host of "Dinner: Impossible). The website suggests going to the Food Network.com's comments section and let them know how much you love Mr Irvine. You can help even more by signing the online petition.

If you think that Robert Irvine is the best host for "Dinner: Impossible" and what he did isn't that bad, then maybe you'd like to help. You can sign the petition today.

[Via Serious Eats]

Robert Irvine fired for inflating his resume

Posted Feb 29th 2008 4:44PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Television/Film, Celebrities

Robert Irvine Dinner: Impossible picture

The Food Network announced today that Robert Irvine, host of the challenge show Dinner: Impossible, has been released from his contract and that they will be looking for a replacement host for that show. Irvine has been mired in scandal ever since it was discovered that he lied about his past cooking experience, specifically his involvement with Princess Diana's wedding cake.

I will be really sad to see him go, as I've always enjoyed Dinner: Impossible. I guess the next stop for Chef Irvine will be a reality show, in which his only virtue is that he once had his own television show.

[via TMZ]
Thanks Barry!

Food Network Star's book featured online for free

Posted Feb 12th 2008 2:00PM by Ellen Slattery
Filed under: Books, New Products, Celebrities

In a strategic move to boost sales, HarperCollins is putting the entire contents of a handful of its new books online for anyone to read. And one of these books just happens to be Robert Irvine's Mission: Cook!: My Life, My Recipes, and Making the Impossible Easy. Irvine is formerly a chef for the Royal Family,and star of the Food Network show Dinner: Impossible.

The book is pretty much what it sounds like: a collection of Irvine's recipes, anecdotes, and nostalgia. And while he is quite accomplished, this often comes across as arrogance. Here's a sample from the introduction: "I am a bit of an anomaly in the cooking trade...Not unlike the freelancers of medieval European chivalry or cowboys for hire on the open range in the American West, I have preferred to follow my own path, my own internal compass..."

And as soon as you think he has settled into one particular writing style, Irvine will describe a recipe and throw in a really astute, carefully thought-out phrase, such as "Fingerlicking good!!!" at its conclusion. (And yes, all three exclamation points were printed in the book).

Despite this particular book's drawbacks, and the tiny, pale-colored type on the screen (the site is still in its beta version, so its appearance will most likely improve), here's hoping that this project will expand and develop into a huge cookbook database for chefs everywhere.

Food for Thought asks Robert Irvine ten questions

Posted Sep 27th 2007 11:19PM by Marisa McClellan
Filed under: Television/Film, On the Blogs

One of my Food Network guilty pleasures is Dinner: Impossible. I like the challenges, I really enjoy the creativity required to pull it off and I love Robert Irvine. The accent combined with those intense food skills really set my heart afluttering. Knowing all this, you'll understand just how tickled I was when I discovered earlier today that Food for Thought, the behind-the-scenes blog over at Food Network Canada currently has a post up about Chef Irvine, along with a brief interview. Fun fact I learned from the post? Chef Irvine is excited about stone-ground mustard and rice wine vinegar these days. A man who can get excited about mustard is definitely a man after my own heart.

Dinner: Impossible

Posted Nov 26th 2006 6:06PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Television/Film

In January, the Food Network will be debuting a new reality show called Dinner: Impossible. The show features chef Robert Irvine, who has cooked for the British royal family and four US presidents, and his two sous chefs (both named George), all of whom are put into strange situations in which they have to prepare gourmet food while overcoming various obstacles. By obstacles, we're not referring to any Indiana Jones-like traps, but more along the lines of extremely unusual working conditions. For example, one episode will feature the chefs having to shop for and prep dinner for 150, to be served on a train - assuming that they don't get left at the station. Another will feature the chefs cooking with 18th century equipment and utensils, also on a tight timeline. Essentially, the chefs will not know where they are going, where they will be working or who they will be cooking for before they arrive and will have to cook the best food they can in the circumstances. Perhaps the only downside is that, unlike Top Chef, which also features some somewhat extreme cooking situations, no one will be voted off on this show so the only thing that really will keep the chefs motivated is their own desire to beat the odds.

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Robert Irvine to Return to 'Dinner: Impossible'

There's a new host on Dinner: Impossible

Do you think Robert Irvine should keep his job?

Robert Irvine fired for inflating his resume

Food Network Star's book featured online for free

Food for Thought asks Robert Irvine ten questions

Dinner: Impossible

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