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Mission: Cook!: My Life, My Recipes, and Making the Impossible Easy | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert Irvine, Brian O'reilly, G.p. Tellevision Food Network
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0061237892
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59
EAN: 9780061237898
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Condition: Light shelfwear,remainder mark;
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Product Description
Robert Irvine has led a one–of–a–kind life. He joined the merchant marine as a teenager, and would go on to become a cook in the Royal Navy where he happened to befriend a man named Prince Charles. Since then, Chef Robert has gone on to cook for presidents, prime ministers, royalty and celebrities. It's been a remarkable life and career, ranging from cooking on the beaches of Yemen for thousands of refugees to making a seven–course meal for First Lady Laura Bush and her friends on an aircraft carrier. Trained by the best European chefs, Robert also shares his cooking philosophy, his best recipes and tips on how to add that special twist to any dish.
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 Irvine Rocks! October 1, 2008
A. Aldana
I love this chef! His book is great and would recommend it to anyone who likes food. I would have liked to see more foods that were simpler to cook, but hey cooking is supposed to take time and your supposed to enjoy it. Great knowledge acquired from this book, and I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FOOD NETWORK LET HIM GO! Dinner Impossible will NEVER BE THE SAME...the new chef doesn't have the it factor that chef Irvine has.
Entertaining and Accessible August 13, 2008
Cynthia A. El-gaaly (Rochester NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unlike the other 60 or so cookbooks I have in my kitchen that are compilations of recipes based on seasons, type of cusine or course, this book is a highly entertaining read that I have turned to repeatedly for a good laugh on a down day. Who couldn't relate to certain stories such as the first hangover after dad has drunk you under the table! As a "somewhat above average home cook", I was intimidated initially to try recipes provided by a master chef, but the step by step instructions, notes on how things should look and even notes on nuances "don't forget to wear your pot holders, the pan will be hot!" allowed me to walk through several more complicated recipes with stunning results! I would definately recommend this book and have bought copies for friends to enjoy!
 Getting to know our Dinner Impossible Hero April 2, 2008
C. Tiefel (Gainesville, FL USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Not just your average cook book! This book is filled with stories about Robert Irvine as a child, as a cook for the Royal Family and his journey to becoming a Master Chef. In addition, in each chapter there are great recipes for you to enjoy. I have made a number of the items in the book and every recipe has turned out very well. I even had the nerve to make Beef Wellington according to his recipe for a dinner party with important guests without ever having made it before and it was fantastic. An excellent book for food/cooking enthusiasts!
Mission: Try these recipes! March 8, 2008
James O. Perry (toledo, OH)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book. Robert is not just a fantastic cook but a wonderful person as well! The book is well written and you can't wait to read his stories and the corresponding recipes that accompany the stories. I encourage anyone reading this book to try and make some of the recipes. The wild mushroom soup is incredible and I can't wait to serve it to my friends at my next dinner party. Do yourself a favor and check it out! There's bound to be something in here that you will want to make and enjoy!
 True Lies: The Cookbook March 5, 2008
Amaranth (Northern California)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
Robert Irvine impressed people with his Food Network "Dinner Impossible!", pulling off extravagant meals in extreme circumstances. Extreme cuisine indeed. He attracted people with his brawny,macho man persona, and his ability to perform with grace under fire. He combined the "you can do it" mentality of Survivor host Jeff Probst with the extreme cuisine of the Iron Chefs. In his "memoir", "Mission: Cook!" Irvine regales readers with stories of his so-called life as well as elaborate recipes that ARE NOT FOR THE WEAK!
"Mission: Cook!" has challenging recipes, like roast beef with Yorkshire Pudding (he is a Brit-that's a fact),roast duck with white bean ragout, truffle oil and Parmesan cheese, duck breast stuffed with apples and chestnuts (eating the chestnuts ARE NOT FOR THE WEAK!),and the quasi-Asian fusion of tea-smoked chicken with chilled sour Brussels Sprouts. This is cooking to impress people. It's catering for a banquet,not take-out for two. Irvine has plenty of culinary talent, and if he stuck to that in this book,he wouldn't be in the hot water he is now.
"Mission: Cook!" offers "anecdotes" about befriending Prince Charles in the Royal Navy, cooking a fancy meal for Laura Bush at the White House, and entertaining the royal family at Buckingham Palace. Unfortunately, these are all soap operas from Irvine's imagination. Somehow, Irvine's convincing writing got readers to think these actually happened.
Now that Irvine no longer works for Food Network (he's been canned like sardines),"Mission: Cook!" puts him in the same category as the imaginary teenager JT Leroy and the once-Oprah-adored James Frey. "Mission: Cook!" shatters all his talents into a thousand little pieces, for the heart is deceitful above all things.
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