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Chef Robert Irvine, host of Food Network’s Dinner: Impossible! and author of Mission: Cook! recently honored the United States Air force with his presence at the Sheppard AFB 60th Anniversary Ball. Chef Irvine was present as host for his television series, Dinner: Impossible, and from all accounts he simply rocked the house! (This is not an official statement, just things I’ve heard. Sadly I was not in attendance, and therefore I don’t know the outcome of the mission.)

Chef Irvine arrived 10 hours prior to the event, with orders from Brigadier General Deveraux to supply a meal for 1,000 attendees. In the General’s own words:

“1,000 of the finest airmen on the planet and their guests.”

The General is not allowed to comment on Chef Irvine’s performance, but stated that the Sheppard episode of Dinner: Impossible is scheduled to air in January 2008. I’ll keep you informed.

General Deveraux also stated that Chef Irvine was visibly humbled by the event, stating that Chef Irvine was heard:

…proclaiming to the attendees that he’d cooked for Presidents and kings, but he’d never had a cooking experience that surpassed the privilege of cooking for our great Airmen.

Chef Irvine followed up his dinner mission with a morning flight in a USAF T-38 Trainer Jet.

My wife was supposed to be on staff that evening, where she would have had the opportunity to meet Chef Irvine. Unfortunately she was feeling under the weather and could not participate. Had I known that he was going to be there, I would have done anything to attend and try to meet the guy, who is one of the last people on the Food Network I have a genuine respect for. He’s a great chef and worthy of it.

Remember, you heard it here first!

*note: The quotes in this post are from an email sent across several squadrons of the United States Air force. They are reprinted here only because there was no statement in the message (which was forwarded to me) that this message was official Government business, or that it should not be passed along. If I am presented with information to the contrary, any part of this post that the United States Air Force deems inappropriate will be immediately removed. This post is not endorsed by the United States Air force, and I wish to give no implication that it is.

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