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Dinner Impossible: Takes Robert out to a Ballgame

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Chef Robert IrvineI have to admit that I am one of those self professed girly girls in some ways. For example, I like snuggling more than watching sports. Of course, being that I am engaged to a sports blogger you can imagine how well that goes over. At some point in our relationship we have learned to compromise. I get to snuggle while he screams at the television watching sports. I have learned to appreciate them somewhat and in turn, he has learned to appreciate Food Network (who can blame him?). Needless to say when Chef Robert Irvine ended up at a Chicago White Sox game where he had to cook for two hundred people, it was a show that both of us were ready to watch.

Dominick likes to describe Dinner Impossible as Mission Impossible meets the kitchen. Since it’s a pretty good description, I will borrow it, as I am sure he won’t mind. While all of the food missions that Chef Robert is given seem impossible, this one takes the cake. He has to prepare food in the commissary of the Chicago White Sox Stadium. He can only use the typical ballpark food, which is frozen in boxes available to him, but he needs to give it gourmet flare. Now here’s the hard part. He is cooking for 200 retired policemen and their friends and he has to have the food ready by the seventh inning stretch. Oh, and that’s with completely frozen food and after throwing the first pitch of the game.

Chef Robert is British so telling him that he has to have his food prepared by the seventh inning stretch means little to him. He has no idea how baseball is played. When he learns that an inning can last for a really short time or can last for a long time he seemed ready to get to work. After all, an inning really is determined by just six strikes. He had to hope for the best otherwise he might end up in trouble, especially with all that frozen food. (more…)

Dinner Impossible Starts June 22

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Chef Robert IrvineTake James Bond and mix him with a hint of Houdini and what do you get? You get Dinner Impossible. Chef Robert Irvine returns to Food Network on June 22 for the second season of Dinner Impossible. The first episode will air Sunday night, immediately after the conclusion of the Next Food Network Star. The first episode will have Chef Robert heading to the south side of Chicago for a White Sox Baseball game. His mission will be to feed a section full of 200 fans.

The catch is that he will need to be able to do this by the seventh inning stretch. Depending on who the Sox are playing, this could be a tough challenge. Hopefully he will have a little time to prepare before the game begins. Otherwise we might not see too many people eating.
Chef Robert is always entertaining to watch and usually manages to do a good job at meeting all or most of his challenge’s demands. (more…)

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