Food Network Chef Robert Irvine Ousted Over Resume
Everything Dinner Impossible star Robert Irvine did on the Food Network was real and everyone says he is a great chef. Unfortunately, his resume was not so good. It was padded and included falsehoods reports Fox News.
The star of "Dinner: Impossible" has acknowledged fabricating some of the more fantastic parts of his resume, including having cooked for Britain's Royal Family and various U.S. presidents.
Following the revelations, the network announced it would not renew Irvine's contract, though it would air the remaining episodes of the current season, the series' fourth.
"I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family," Irvine said in a written statement. "I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts."
The Food Network said it might revisit its decision at the end of this season, but for now would begin searching for a new host for the series, which challenged Irvine to cook under arduous conditions.
On the Food Network Irvine performed some amazing challenges where he would prepare hundreds of meals in just a few hours with little equipment. The Food Network must be sad to have learned that of his lies because he was an entertaining performer. The St. Petersburg Times was the newspaper that broke the Irvine resume story. You can read their artilce here.