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Restaurant rescue: Robert Irvine
returns to fix ailing restaurants
By Andrew Farren
TV Media
R
unning a business is
incredibly difficult, and
one of the most challeng-
ing businesses to run is a
restaurant. The exact rate at
which restaurants are forced
to close seems to vary, but it’s
a nortoriously tough industry
to break into. Even the most
savvy restaurant owners can
sometimes use a helping hand
and some outside advice in
order to stay afloat.
Enter Robert Irvine.
Throughout all 13 seasons
of “Restaurant: Impossible,”
the chef and restaurateur has
made it his mission to help
the nation’s most desperate
restaurants. Fans have been
waiting since 2016 for this se-
ries to return, but now there’s
good news for both fans and
struggling restaurant owners:
“Restaurant: Impossible”
returns with new episodes on
Saturday, April 20, on Food
Network.
The episodes are new, but
the format is familiar. In each
one-hour episode, Irvine visits
a struggling restaurant that’s
on the brink of shutting down
for good. He meets with the
owners, cooks and staff, tastes
the food and assesses the de-
cor. Then the impossible chal-
lenge begins: he must turn the
restaurant around and give it
the tools it needs to succeed,
all in only 48 hours and with
only a $10,000 budget.
Luckily, Irvine doesn’t have
to do it alone. He brings along
an interior designer who helps
him come up with a plan to
modernize and freshen up the
restaurant’s decor. Ten thou-
sand dollars may sound like a
lot, but when it comes to ren-
ovating an entire restaurant
— in 48 hours, no less — that
kind of cash has a tendency to
disappear quickly.
Of course, it isn’t just the
atmosphere that can make
or break a restaurant: the
food is the most important
aspect of any eatery. As an ac-
complished chef himself, the
host’s biggest concern is al-
ways the menu, and he never
hesitates to speak his mind
about what’s being served.
He’s also more than willing
to fix the menu, though, and
to work with and retrain the
cooks, provided they’re open
to learning.
After a three-year hiatus,
“Restaurant: Impossible”
returns to Food Network with
new episodes airing Saturday,
April 20.
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
must make a comfort meal with only five
items. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
make a five-star dinner with five ingre-
dients. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
must use items from the clearance carts.
(CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Mac and
cheese gets a challenging twist. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games The chefs
are pressed to make a panini lunch. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Guy’s Grocery Games Chefs
make a day’s worth of meals with $12.
(CC)
THURSOAY
2:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Chefs Natasha
Pogrebinsky and Esther Choi. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Chef Jen Biesty
takes on Chef Chris Lamphier. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Scott and Geof-
frey return to take down the king. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Damaris Phillips
teams up with Alex Guarnaschelli. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Two chefs fight
hard to beat Bobby Flay. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Mark Gaier and
chef Christopher covelli face off. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay All about
dessert with competing Chicago pastry
chefs. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Alex Guar-
naschelli is pitted against Jet Tila. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOO Beat Bobby Flay Anne and Alex
hope they have their bases covered. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped The chefs attempt very
ambitious plans for a basket. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped It’s trying times in the
appetizer round for the chefs. (CC)
4:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits North Carolina, Ohio and Texas. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy is on the search the best comfort
foods. (CC)
5:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
is on the search for the biggest meals
around. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits restaurants catering to special
meats. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
is in search of the most unique offerings.
(CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s chowin’ down on some long stand-
ing traditions. (CC)
7:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy’s digging into some dishes like mama
made. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives This
trip, Guy’s gettin’ a big taste of the Far
East. (CC)
SATUROAY
1:00 p.m.
OPB Jamie’s Quick and Easy Food
Jamie prepares beef, rice, salad and a
plum tart. (CC)
FOOO Family Food Showdown Two
pairs of brothers must make rice dishes.
(CC)
1:30 p.m.
OPB America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (CC)
2:00 p.m.
OPB Christopher Kimball’s Milk
Street Singapore chicken satay is cooked
up. (CC)
FOOO Chopped Chefs make cheap
items taste like a million bucks. (CC)
2:30 p.m.
OPB Martha Bakes Holley Grainger
joins Martha in sharing trade secrets. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KTNF America’s Test Kitchen From
Cook’s Illustrated (CC)
FOOO Chopped The chef’s make pizza.
(CC)
3:30 p.m.
KTNF A Chef’s Life Flo and Theo’s pre-
school class visits the restaurant. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Worst Cooks in America The
recruits are given a challenge right away.
(CC)
FRIOAY
Robert Irvine hosts “Restaurant: Impossible”
2:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits ancient food joints. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
visits St. Louis for German spaetzle. (CC)
3:30 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Guy
Fieri heads to diners recommended by
viewers. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Guy visits places that use the same name
twice. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Worst Cooks in America The
recruits must replicate hors d’oeuvres. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
OPB The Great British Baking Show
Bakers strive to give the maximum
botanical taste. (CC)
FOOO Worst Cooks in America The
celebrities make crepes and butcher
chickens. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
KTNF The Great British Baking Show
Bakers will make simple sandwich cakes.
(CC)
FOOO Worst Cooks in America The
recruits test their knowledge of world
cuisine. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Worst Cooks in America The
celebrities play a game of food trivia. (CC)
SUNOAY
1:00 p.m.
FOOO The Kitchen Jeff Mauro serves up
Peruvian Spatchcock Chicken. (CC)
2:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Champion-
ship The bakers put a spin on Southern
classics. (CC)
3:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Chefs must work with
doughnuts in every round. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Buddy vs. Duff Buddy and Duff
make family recipes. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Buddy vs. Duff Buddy and Duff
try to wow the judges with pies. (CC)
6:30 p.m.
KVEF Chance of Wine (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Buddy vs. Duff Buddy and Duff
must create elegant plated desserts. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Buddy vs. Duff The hosts take on
the morning rush at Randy’s Donuts. (CC)
MONOAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Kids Baking Championship:
Extra Icing The kids turn ingredients into
ice cream creations. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Kids Baking Championship
Bakers must make lasagna dessert
imposters. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Kids Baking Championship
Popcorn is the inspiration for a big bake
challenge. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Kids Baking Championship
The kids must create bite-sized birthday
desserts. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Kids Baking Championship The
final challenge is rainbow cakes. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Spring Baking Championship:
Extra Icing (N) The bakers put a spin on
Southern classics. (CC)
TUESOAY
3:00 p.m.
KVEF The Rachael Ray Show (CC)
FOOO Chopped Champs will return to
the chopped kitchen. (CC)
4:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Amateur winners return
to the Chopped kitchen. (CC)
5:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Chopped welcomes
back four incredible cooking heroes. (CC)
6:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped Celebrity Chopped
champions compete for a finale spot. (CC)
7:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped The chefs find Mexican
ingredients in their baskets. (CC)
8:00 p.m.
FOOO Chopped The chefs must work
with a small plates theme. (CC)
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