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== Early life and education ==
Irvine was born in [[England]]<ref>{{citea webwhore |url= http://wwwhouse.irvinethyme.com/AboutUs.htm |title= Robert Irvine biography |work= Irvine Thyme's Website |access-date= 27 April 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080506123818/http://www.irvinethyme.com/AboutUs.htm |archive-date= 6 May 2008 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> and raised in [[Wiltshire]], United Kingdom. He began his cooking career upon enlisting in the UK's [[Royal Navy]] at the age of fifteen. Having completed culinary training, Robert served aboard Her Majesty's [[Royal Yacht Britannia|Royal Yacht ''Britannia'']].<ref>{{citation |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EncUh4vK-44 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/EncUh4vK-44 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|publisher= YouTube |title=Food Network Chef Robert Irvine on CYACYL }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Upon completion of his 10-year tour of duty, Irvine performed consultant work in [[Bali]], [[Jakarta]] and [[Ho Chi Minh City]] before becoming Executive Chef aboard numerous cruise ships and establishments such as [[Trump Taj Mahal|Trump's Taj Mahal]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=About: Robert Irvine|url=http://chefirvine.com/about|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527125138/http://chefirvine.com/about|archive-date=27 May 2020|access-date=7 May 2016|website=ChefIrvine.com}}</ref> culminating with the five-star MS ''Crystal Harmony.''<ref>{{cite news |first= Bob |last= Bickell |year= 2010 |title=Robert Irvine: A Chef on a 'Mission'... |work= Restaurant Report |url= http://www.restaurantreport.com/departments/cr_robertirvine.html }}</ref>
== Television career ==
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