Man maybe I am late or maybe I am the first to break this either way here goes. A few months ago I wrote Food Network with a link to my blog on Irvine and suggesting that they should not fire Irvine but rather reprimand him. Well this afternoon I received a response and it wasn’t the one I was looking for. The email informed me that Chef Michael Symon, winner of “The Next Iron Chef”, will replace Irvine as the new host of Dinner Impossible. Suffice to say I am disappointed, I mean I like Chef Symon but he is no Robert Irvine. I think I may be watched my last episode. I mean he may end up being good, but he won’t be Robert. Its a sad day for DI fans everywhere. I won’t post my entire plea, but I will post their entire response to me. See it below.
Their Response
Food Network has announced that Ohio chef Michael Symon will take over as host of the ‘Dinner: Impossible’ series, which challenges its chef to prepare meals under extreme conditions.
Symon, who won the network’s The Next Iron Chef competition in 2007 and appears on its Iron Chef America series, replaces Robert Irvine, who left in March following revelations that he’d exaggerated details of his resume.
Irvine had hosted the show for four seasons. Symon will begin taping 10 new episodes that will begin airing this summer. Also new to the show will be a one-hour format. ‘I’m really looking forward to the challenges that are going to be thrown my way and nothing gets me more pumped than someone telling me that something is ‘impossible,” Symon said in a statement
Symon, who is chef and owner of Lola and Lolita restaurants in Cleveland, graduated from The Culinary Institute of America and was named by Food & Wine magazine as one of the Ten Best New Chefs in America in 1998.
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Scripps Networks Customer Service
June 7, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Say it isn’t so. Michael is nice but he hasn’t got the personality and flair Robert Irvine has! Bring back Robert!!
July 23, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Watching that show is a hour of my life wasted. Symon was dry, boring beyond belief. I would rather chew a mouth full of corn starch then watch him again! RIP Dinner Impossible.
July 24, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I agree Teir. With Symon as the chef I won’t be watching this show anymore. His meal lacked imagination. I think any chef could have done that board walk challenge just as well or better then Symon did. If Robert had done those people would have had actual gourmet meals.
July 31, 2008 at 3:01 am
[...] Food Network personality chef Robert Irvine has served his last mission, as Food Network has apparently not renewed the man’s contract for the latest season of the hit show “Dinner Impossible”. Reports have surfaced regarding the authenticity of the Chef’s bold resume, and the TV squad reports, “Multiple claims by Irvine, including creating Princess Diana’s wedding cake, cooking for White House dinners, being knighted by the queen, and more, have turned out to be tall tales.” For those unfamiliar with “Dinner Impossible”, it is a show on the Food Network station that pits the chef (now Ohio chef Michael Symon) against near impossible feats, which usually include cooking for hundreds/thousands of people, all while being under the scrutiny of a ticking clock. New commercials and statements from Food Network have begun to introduce the 2007 winner of The Next Iron chef, Ohio restaurant owner Michael Symon as the new host to carry on the legacy. (Thx ZoKnowsFood) [...]