• Fired 'Dinner: Impossible' chef Robert Irvine scraps restaurants plan

  March 11, 2008
  Disgraced celebrity chef Robert Irvine, who admitted he fabricated much of his resume, reportedly has decided against opening two Florida eateries as planned.

• Food Network drops 'Dinner: Impossible' chef Robert Irvine for lying

  March 3, 2008
  Food Network has decided to kick Robert Irvine out of the kitchen after the Dinner: Impossible star cooked-up several lies about everything from his culinary education and experience to the identities of some of his more famous clientele.

• 'Dinner: Impossible' chef Robert Irvine accused of cooking-up his past

  February 19, 2008
  Dinner: Impossible star Robert Irvine is in hot water after the Food Network chef reportedly cooked-up some lies touching upon numerous aspects of his life -- from his culinary education and experience to the identities of some of his more famous clientele.

• Food Network renews 'The Next Food Network Star', begins casting

  September 11, 2007
  The Food Network announced it has ordered a fourth season of The Next Food Network Star -- and for the first time, will hold open casting calls to find amateur or professional chefs looking to compete for the chance at their own Food Network television show.

• Food Network to debut new 'Have Fork, Will Travel' series on September 4

  August 15, 2007
  Food Network has announced Have Fork, Will Travel, a new reality series that follows comedian Zane Lamprey as he indulges in dishes from around the world, will premiere Tuesday, September 4 at 9:30PM ET/PT.

• 'The Next Food Network Star 3' sets Food Network ratings records

  July 25, 2007
  The Next Food Network Star's third-season finale broadcast on Sunday night was the highest-rated, most-watched telecast in Food Network history.

• Amy Finley crowned 'The Next Food Network Star' third-season champ

  July 23, 2007
  Amy Finley, a 33-year-old mom, freelance writer and caterer from San Diego, CA, was revealed to be The Next Food Network Star's third-season winner during last night's live finale of the Food Network reality competition series.
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  Josh 'Jag' Garcia withdraws from 'The Next Food Network Star 3'

  July 16, 2007
  When The Next Food Network Star's third season finished production earlier this year, Josh "Jag" Garcia was still one of two finalists in the running to be crowned the competition's winner.  However once allegations that he fibbed about his military background and education emerged following the show's June premiere, Garcia -- presumably realizing that his lies had likely already cost him any chance of winning the home viewer vote that will determine the competition's winner --  decided to withdraw from the culinary competition.

• Report: 'Next Food Network Star' finalist lied about military, schooling

  July 9, 2007
  Food Network billed Josh "JAG" Garcia as a Marine Corps "grunt-turned-cook" when he was revealed as one of the 11 finalists on The Next Food Network Star's currently airing third season, a resume that would presumably mean the 25-year-old chef de cuisine from Havelock, NC was well-equipped to win the competition.  However, according to a military newspaper, there are some significant embellishments in his story. 

• The Food Network announces 'The Next Iron Chef of America' search

  March 23, 2007
  The Food Network has announced production on the tentatively-titled The Next Iron Chef of America, a new reality talent search that will scour the country for some of the best culinary minds the 50 states have to offer.

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