This week, Ira Sternberg spoke with Chef Robert Irvine.
Chef Robert Irvine will be hosting the 13th annual Military Culinary Competition at Tropicana Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 12. The event is free and open to the public, and is presented by the Military Hospitality Alliance and Tropicana Las Vegas
With more than 26 years in the culinary profession, Chef Robert Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas.
As the host of one of the Food Network’s highest rated shows, “Restaurant: Impossible,” Irvine saves struggling restaurants across America by assessing and overhauling the restaurant’s weakest spots. He was previously the host of Food Network’s “Dinner: Impossible” and “Worst Cooks in America,” has authored two cookbooks, “Mission: Cook!” and “Impossible to Easy,” and one healthy living book, “Fit Fuel: A Chef’s Guide to Eating Well and Living Your Best Life.”
Irvine is currently on tour with his new, interactive live show. “Robert Irvine Live,” and appears regularly as an expert guest on national morning and daytime talk shows.
In 2015, he launched Robert Irvine Foods, a company that features a nutritionally improved line of food products without compromising great taste. Irvine recently established the eponymously named non-profit organization, The Robert Irvine Foundation, in an effort to support military personnel and their families. Now in operation for a few years, the foundation continues to grow and assist those in need.
In recent years he was honored with two very distinguished recognitions for his dedication to the armed services and our country’s heroes. Irvine was first designated Honorary Chief Petty Officer by the U.S. Navy, and later that year awarded the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment and Support of our Service Members - bestowed upon him by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Continuing his support of the military, Irvine recently became the first celebrity chef to open a restaurant, aptly named Chef Robert Irvine’s Fresh Kitchen, at the Pentagon in the fall of 2016. Also, Irvine announced the launch of the Robert Irvine Magazine in May 2016 and the opening of a new restaurant in Las Vegas at the Tropicana in 2017.
Irvine’s new daytime talk show, focused on conflict resolution, premiered on the CW Network in September 2016.