Robert Irvine: Difference between revisions

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| name = Robert Irvine

| caption = Irvine in 2018

| spouse = Karen Irvine (divorced)<br />{{marriage|[[Gail Kim]]|10 May 2012}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = [[Salisbury]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]

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| television = ''[[The Globe (TV series)|The Globe]]''<br />''[[Dinner: Impossible]]''<br />''[[Worst Cooks in America]]''<br />''[[Restaurant: Impossible]]''<br />''[[Restaurant Express]]''<br />''[[All-Star Academy]]''<br />''[[A Hero's Welcome]]''<br />''[[Chopped: Impossible]]''<br />''[[Next Iron Chef]]''<br />''[[The Robert Irvine Show]]''

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In June 2021, Discovery+ announced a new series starring Irvine called ''The Globe''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Irvine Takes Viewers on a Culinary Journey Around the Globe in new Competition for discovery+|url=https://press.discoveryplus.com/food/robert-irvine-takes-viewers-on-a-culinary-journey-around-the-globe-in-new-competition-for-discovery/|access-date=2021-06-10|website=press.discoveryplus.com|language=en}}</ref> According to the network press release, Food Network President Courtney White said “Robert’s universal appeal paired with exceptional chefs who transform ingredients, some they have never worked with before, into incredible dishes is especially impressive and entertaining. This show is huge, a dramatic, global food event.” <Br>

 

== Restaurants and other businesses ==

Irvine is founder of Robert Irvine Foods and has introduced an Irvine-branded line of foods, spices and oils. A portion of the proceeds from the sales are donated to his foundation, which supports the US military.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome|url=http://www.robertirvinefoods.com|access-date=3 August 2016|website=Robert Irvine Foods}}</ref>

 

 

In September 2019, Irvine opened Fresh Kitchen by Robert Irvine in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]], in the newly opened Downtown Allentown Market.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lagore|first=Connor|date=18 September 2019|title=Sweets? Spice? Spirits? Find them all at the Downtown Allentown Market|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/entertainment/2019/09/a-new-hotspot-for-good-eats-hits-downtown-allentown.html|access-date=23 July 2020|website=LehighValleyLive.com|language=en}}</ref> It was the second Fresh Kitchen location; the first is located within the walls of [[The Pentagon]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and opened in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Satullo|first=Sara K.|date=11 July 2019|title=A Food Network Star has locked in the last space at the Downtown Allentown Market|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2019/07/a-food-network-star-has-locked-in-the-last-space-at-the-downtown-allentown-market.html|access-date=23 July 2020|website=LehighValleyLive.com|language=en}}</ref> Following its closure during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], it was announced that the Allentown restaurant will not reopen.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kneller|first=Ryan|date=3 June 2020|title=Robert Irvine's Fresh Market will not return when Downtown Allentown Market reopens Friday|work=The Morning Call|url=https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/restaurants/mc-ent-downtown-allentown-market-reopening-friday-20200602-a2rojlpi7nd7fgcdk5gbafqwhe-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=23 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623232220/https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/food-drink/restaurants/mc-ent-downtown-allentown-market-reopening-friday-20200602-a2rojlpi7nd7fgcdk5gbafqwhe-story.html|archive-date=23 June 2020}}</ref>

 

During the pandemic, Irvine also partnered with the tech company WorkMerk to offer the VirusSAFE Pro, a mobile app to be used by restaurants as a checklist to validate their compliance with [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]], [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] and [[National Institutes of Health|NIH]] guidelines.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 June 2020|title=WorkMerk Teams Up with Celeb Chef to Promote Mobile Checklist Program|url=https://hospitalitytech.com/workmerk-teams-celeb-chef-promote-mobile-checklist-program|access-date=23 July 2020|website=Hospitality Technology|language=en}}</ref>

 

== Books and magazines ==

 

In 2014, he appeared on the cover of ''Train'' magazine, shirtless. In May 2016, he launched ''Robert Irvine Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chefirvine.com/magazine|title=Robert Irvine Magazine|website=ChefIrvine.com}}</ref> a digital publication that works as a continuation of the concepts presented in ''Fit Fuel''. A healthy lifestyle publication, the magazine features healthy recipes, workouts, gear recommendations, expert advice from doctors and trainers and life advice and success tips from celebrities and professional athletes.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}

 

== Charitable work ==

*[[Association of the United States Army]] National Service Award, 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-29|title=AUSA Announces National Award Winners|url=https://www.ausa.org/news/ausa-announces-national-award-winners-1|access-date=2020-08-04|website=Association of the United States Army|language=en}}</ref>

*[[Critics Choice Association|Critic's Choice Association]] [[Critics' Choice Real TV Awards|Real TV Awards]] Winner (Male Star of the Year), 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations for the 4th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards {{!}} Critics Choice Awards |url=http://criticschoice.com/2022/05/nominations-for-the-4th-annual-critics-choice-real-tv-awards/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title='Top Chef,' 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Top Critics Choice Real TV Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/selena-gomez-padma-lakshmi-top-critics-choice-real-tv-awards-1235164013/ |access-date=2022-06-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

 

== Personal life ==

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