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Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« on: March 02, 2008, 10:28:09 AM »

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Food Network plans to drop celebrity chef Robert Irvine, host of "Dinner: Impossible," from the cable channel's lineup for cooking up a resume with plenty of garnish but light on honest ingredients, according to reports on several online news sites.

Irvine had boasted that he was a graduate of the University of Leeds and had cooked for Princess Diana. Those and other claims were embellishments at best, according to a report Feb. 17 in the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times.

News of the the newspaper's investigation spread, and on Friday the cable network issued a statement that was disseminated by reporters covering the food and entertainment industry.

Jeff Houck reprinted the statement on his blog, The Stew, on TBO.com in Tampa, Fla.:

"We looked into the situation and found that, as Robert as already admitted, there were some embellishments and inaccuracies in his resume," Food Network President Brooke Johnson is quoted as saying. "The few and minor incidents of the inclusion of these embellishments into 'Dinner Impossible' have been removed.

"The show is, and has always been, completely accurate in the depiction of the cooking challenges faced by Robert. We will continue airing both old shows and the new season of programs currently in production. We have not renewed Robert’s contract for future seasons but will fulfill our contractual obligations."

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,334348,00.html
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2008, 10:32:11 AM »
No great loss, IMO.  He irritated me!
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2008, 01:00:24 PM »
So his resume was half baked. Now his career is fried. :-)
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2008, 01:02:07 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on March 02, 2008, 01:00:24 PM
So his resume was half baked. Now his career is fried. :-)
Yup, his goose is cooked for sure.  :hyper:
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2008, 01:05:41 PM »
Quote from: bijou on March 02, 2008, 01:02:07 PM
Quote from: Freeper on March 02, 2008, 01:00:24 PM
So his resume was half baked. Now his career is fried. :-)
Yup, his goose is cooked for sure.  :hyper:

Stick a fork in him, he's done.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2008, 01:35:12 PM »
His was probably one of my least favorite Food Network celebrities but he seemed to do what he does well.  Hell, if Food Network needs to get rid of someone how about starting with Amy Finley or Ingrid Hoffman.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2008, 02:58:58 PM »
Well, that's a fine kettle of fish.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2008, 03:00:00 PM »
When is comes to his resume, the proof is in the pudding.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2008, 03:00:16 PM »
etc.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2008, 08:37:17 PM »
I hate to see him go because he has done a LOT for our troops. I hope, that somehow, he continues to support our troops as he has.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2008, 10:01:49 PM »
I kind of liked him. I just wish the show wasn't only 30 minutes long because you really don't get to see how he pulls off the "impossible" part. They have to edit it down so much.
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2008, 03:56:51 PM »
Quote from: Thor on March 02, 2008, 08:37:17 PM
I hate to see him go because he has done a LOT for our troops. I hope, that somehow, he continues to support our troops as he has.
I remember that.  :)   He did a lot for the troops, and that was great.

I always enjoyed his show, especially the Pixar episode, where he actually had some actors from Pixar films helping him cook.  :rotf:

That show will go down the drain with the new host they are looking for.  I would rather they just pull the plug now.   Dinner: Impossible, without Irvine, won't be the same. :(
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Re: Celebrity TV Chef Robert Irvine Reportedly Fired Over Spiced-Up Resume
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2008, 04:39:17 PM »
He buttered his bread, now he has to sleep in it.
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