Thursday, March 19, 2009


ROBERT IRVINE RETURNS WITH NEW SEASON OF

DINNER: IMPOSSIBLE

New Season Premieres on Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 at 10:00pmET/PT

 

NEW YORK – March 18, 2009 – A marvel in the kitchen, Robert Irvine overcomes culinary obstacles in Food Network’s popular series, Dinner: Impossible. Robert returns with six new hour-long episodes premiering Wednesday, April 8th at 10pm ET/PT, accepting missions like an extreme dinner for 200 Winter X Games athletes, preparing odd but tasty combinations of food for 450 Yahoo! employees and taking a gamble on a mission at the renowned casino at Mohegan Sun.  

 

Upcoming episodes include:

 

Premieres: Wednesday, April 8th at 10:00pm ET/PT – SEASON PREMIERE!

“X Eats at the X Games”

In the season premiere of Dinner: Impossible, Robert heads to Aspen, Colo. to cook for 200 action sports athletes at the Winter X Games. Robert works in severe outdoor conditions, and has just seven hours to make his most extreme menu ever. Can he overcome spills, hills and chills, or will this be Dinner: Impossible?

 

Premieres: Wednesday, April 15th at 10:00pm ET/PT 

“The Yahoo! Search Scramble”

Robert visits Yahoo! headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley to celebrate the anniversary of Yahoo! Search. His mission:  make the top 15 most-searched dishes, with a catch – each dish must be made with a randomly assigned top-searched ingredient! Can Robert overcome the strange pairings and successfully feed 450 Yahoo! employees in just eight hours, or will this be Dinner: Impossible?

 

Premieres: Wednesday, April 22nd at 10:00pm ET/PT

“Casino Craziness”

Robert takes on a real gamble at Mohegan Sun. In a special casino, Robert spins the roulette wheel to see how many people he will serve, rolls the dice at the craps table to see how many hours he will have to prepare and plays three games of blackjack in hopes of winning three crucial ingredients: oil, sugar and salt.  Will Robert make a jackpot meal, or will this be Dinner: Impossible?

 

Premieres: Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00 pm ET/PT

NBA All Star Stress

Robert attends the NBA All-Star Weekend Cares and Cooks fundraising event, where he has just 10 hours to create nearly 30 different NBA-inspired dishes for 2,000 fans!  Robert creates a menu inspired by five teams from the Western Conference and five from the Eastern Conference. Can he beat the buzzer on his All-Star mission, or will this be Dinner: Impossible?

 

ABOUT ROBERT IRVINE:

Born in England, Robert Irvine began cooking at the age of 15, when he joined the Royal Navy. As part of his service, he worked on board the Royal Yacht Britannia where the Royal Family and their entourages regularly dined. In addition, Robert participated in a guest chef program, allowing him to cook at the White House. In his 25 year-long career, he had the opportunity to serve 6,000 servicemen and women on a US aircraft carrier and plan the menu at a spectacular celebrity-studded after-party at the Academy Awards. Robert also wrote a cookbook entitled “Mission: Cook!” (Harper Collins, 2007). He currently owns his own multi-faceted company, The Irvine Group.


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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is awesome. The show hasn't been the same since he left! We are so pleased that you have provided Robert Irvine with a second chance. We will be watching!

Anonymous said...

I like how they cleaned up the work history credentials issue. Big deal, so who hasn't lied on a resume. OK, some pretty big lies, but nothing really harmful. Bottom line he's entertaining, so I'll definitely watch again.

Rana said...

I do really like Michael Symon. I do. But I didn't even realize I'd stopped watching Dinner: Impossible until I discovered they were bringing The Man back. I love Robert! I'm excited about the show again!

jaybee said...

I am delighted to learn that Robery Irvine has faced up to his embarrassment for having told some pretty tall tales on his resume.... but, to my mind, that is enough punishment (because, let's face it, who is completely truthful when faced with creating his/her resume and who does not embellish a bit??)..... I think the food network is to be commended for accepting this human flaw and has used sound judgement in returning Robert to his role as star of Dinner Impossible - the only person who is perfect for the job....

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