Food critic Alan Richman, blogging for GQ, totally dogs Les Halles, the restaurant many food TV fans know as Anthony Bourdain's joint. (Bourdain consults for Les Halles as "chef-at-large.") Says Richman: What's more appalling than the food or even the absurd title of Chef-at-Large is that the smirking Bourdain has somehow become the de facto public face of the restaurant industry. It's as if Steven Seagal had been named president of the Screen Actors Guild. The review is unusually harsh, from seating to dessert, and one can't help but wonder if it's payback for the Golden Clog award that Bourdain and Michael Ruhlman bestowed upon Richman last month. Why Les Halles? Why now?...
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A group of online volunteers tries to save the
Robert Irvine show
Dinner: Impossible in the wake of the chef's resume-fudging scandal.
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Robert Irvine will not be opening the two "highly anticipated" restaurants Ooze and Schmooze in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. A statement released today by the property's landlord and Irvine's business partner avoided the recent controversy, explaining that "the timing is not exactly right." Previously Robert Irvine Fired from the Food Network Celebrity Chef Has Pants on Fire...
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The Food Network has released a statement saying it has "not renewed Robert's contract for future seasons" and "will be looking for a replacement host." Robert Irvine, in his first appearance since the scandal erupted, apologized, saying, "I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences regarding the Royal Family." Previously: Celebrity Chef Has Pants on Fire...
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The Home Shopping Network has stopped selling Robert Irvine's "Royal Titanium" line of cookware. Searches for his cookware now yields zero results, but the Google cache has all of it archived. Too bad, because the "Chef Robert Irvine Royal Titanium Nonstick Possible Pan" will surely become a collectible item....
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The About page on Robert Irvine's website is now blank, claiming "This page is under construction." Google cache has the original about page. [Thanks LunaPierCook!] Previously: Robert Irvine's Bio Pulled from Food Network Website...
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Even though Robert Irvine may show up as one of the "personalities" on the website of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, his page is now blank (although Google still has a cached version). Google cache also confirms that Irvine was scheduled to appear in the "Grand Tasting Village" with Guy Fieri on Saturday, but the current schedule has no mention of him. Previously: Robert Irvine's Bio Pulled from Food Network Website; Wikipedia Entry Edited...
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"It's unfortunate if Robert embellished the extent of his culinary experiences," Food Network spokeswoman Lisa Del Colle wrote. "We are investigating the matter and taking the necessary steps to ensure the accuracy of all representations of Robert on Food Network and foodnetwork.com." The Food Network's bio for Robert Irvine now gives an error; but you can see the Google cache. Quote from Robert Irvine's website: "Being a part of history is great!" Updated: Apparently someone's been updating Robert Irvine's Wikipedia entry in his favor: "User:70.17.33.105 and User:70.18.190.64 likely are the same person. He/she appears to be determined to eliminate all negative facts about Irvine, which confirms my suspicion this is one of his reps or Irvine himself." Previously: Celebrity Chef...
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The St. Petersburg Times reports that celebrity chef Robert Irvine, of the Food Network program Dinner: Impossible, may have stretched his resume a bit. The paper details how Irvine, in trying to hustle up funds to open two restaurants in St. Petersburg, Florida, fabricated stories about being a knight, owning a castle in Scotland, and having cooked for presidents and royalty. [via Gawker]...
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