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The military taught me discipline, how to problem solve, teamwork and loyalty, a perfect parallel to the kitchen. If we could take that and bottle it, it would be a amazing thing.

Robert Irvine

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Robert Irvine
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: September 24
Chef
Salisbury
England
Robert Paul Irvine
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Whenever I deal with children or the military, that becomes special to me.
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Every time I tour military outlets, I dedicate the food, fitness and set-ups to their service, because it all came to me through the military.
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America was built on immigrants, and what they bring 'to the table.'
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I love working out. It's my release. I've done it since I've been in the military.
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Food is culture, and we need to listen to it.
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For years - especially in England where I come from - cooking was a subservient job. When I told my Dad I was going to be a cook, he wouldn't talk to me for two years. Even though it was associated with my military service, he thought cooking was beneath me.
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What I learned about America is that anything is possible, but sometimes people get into businesses they shouldn't be in. They go in without capital or know how, but their mothers had told them that they could cook, and they're good with people.
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I travel 330 days a year and eat every two and a half hours - I'm a big guy. I always carry a fork, little bottles of spices, and Sriracha. I eat what I feel like eating.
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I had written two cookbooks, and they had done well, but I wanted to move to fitness, because it's big with me.
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I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family. I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts.
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The culture of chefs is a melting pot, and I always say this - if we could put all the heads of state around a table, each representing their food culture, and then each take one bite of the other's and pass it to the right, and then explain the ideals and culture around those bites, our world problems would be easier to solve.
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