Yes. I, Too, Cooked for the Queen.

Posted by Cyndi Allison Mar 4, 2008

Don't expect to see Robert Irvine on the Food Network once his currently taped shows play out. It seems the creative cook, host of "Dinner: Impossible," took a few liberties with his resume when he applied to be a top gun TV cook.

If you're going to fib, I guess you might as well make it a good one. Irvine said that he cooked for the Queen of England as well as for United States Presidents. In his dreams I suppose.

He also claimed to be a knight and to own a Scottish castle as he was breezing about town in St. Petersburg. He most probably meant he's a nit and that his home is his castle - like it or lump it.

Irvine came clean in a Feb 17, 2008 story published in the St. Petersburg Times.

The Food Network position is that Irvine has ruined the trust with his viewers. The company did appear to leave the door open for another course with a comment about reconsideration at a later date. Perhaps they could look into featuring Irvine as the "Court Cooking Jester" and have him whip up outrageous dishes using Spam.