With more than 25 years in the culinary profession, Chef Robert Irvine has cooked his way through Europe, the Far East, the Caribbean and the Americas, in hotels and on the high seas. Irvine brings his experience to Food Network as host of Restaurant: Impossible; he has been previously seen on Dinner: Impossible, Worst Cooks in America and Food Network Star's Star Salvation, an original, exclusive Web series on FoodNetwork.com. In 2012, he appeared on the special Wedding: Impossible, in which he and his now-wife, Gail Kim, said "I do."Now in its sixth season, Restaurant: Impossible continues its successful run as one of the network’s most popular shows, with Irvine attempting to save America’s most desperate restaurants from impending failure in just two days with only $10,000.A native of England, Robert joined the British Royal Navy at the age of 15, and his skills in the kitchen soon came to the attention of his superiors. As part of his service for the Royal Navy, Robert was selected to work aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, where the royal family and its entourages regularly dined. During his time training U.S. Navy chefs as part of a guest chef program, Irvine worked in the White House kitchens, and his creations were served to high-ranking government officials.Irvine is the author of two cookbooks, Mission: Cook! and Impossible to Easy, and he owns and operates two restaurants in South Carolina, Robert Irvine’s eat! and Robert Irvine’s nosh. Irvine was previously on The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs, where he competed against an all-star-caliber group of chefs.