The BEST episodes of Dinner Impossible

#1 - Newseum: Museum Mayhem

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/2009

Chef Robert arrives in Washington DC at the Newseum. It's none other than Mr. David Gregory from NBC news who delivers Chef Robert's mission: in 8 hours he must prepare a menu for 300 people based on four food events that occurred in American history. Chef Robert must cook dishes that represent WWI food rationing, early Thanksgiving, the creation of TV dinners, and the publication of Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".

#2 - Food Court Fiasco

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/2009

All the employees at Philadelphia's Bourse building have taken a vacation day, and Chef Irvine must feed the hundreds of people who come to lunch at the famous food court there by himself. He has all night to prepare, but it may not be enough time because he has to stock and open all seven restaurants with seven very different cuisines.

#3 - Speed Dating Downfall

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2010

Robert prepares dinner for 100 speed daters, and he's set up with some special ingredients that must make their way into the meal.

#4 - Puerto Rican Predicament

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2008

Chef Irvine has nine hours to prepare a traditional Puerto Rican feast plus an elaborate birthday cake for a girl's quinceañera.

#5 - The Frozen Chef: Ice Hotel Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2007

A hot meal must be prepared without melting the surroundings in a hotel made out of ice.

#6 - Rush Dinner: Frat House Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/18/2007

A filthy frat house serves as the venue for a cocktail reception and a five-course meal for 66 distinguished guests.

#7 - A Hollywood Ambush: Premier Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2007

What Robert thinks is simply an interview on Ryan Seacrest's radio show is actually the beginning of his next challenge, which is to prepare a menu for 350 people within eight hours for the premiere party of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

#8 - Secret Service: Inauguration Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2007

Gov. Edward Rendell of Pennsylvania gives 24 hours to prepare hors d'oeuvres for 4000 people attending his inaugural ball.

#9 - Amusement Park Adventure

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/2009

#10 - The Lumberjack Special

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2021

Robert Irvine ventures to the remote forests of Mackinaw City, Mich., for a seemingly impossible two-part challenge: Create a Paul Bunyan-sized dinner to feed 50 lumberjacks, and cook a logging camp-inspired dish for 250 timber show guests, all in a matter of hours. With a makeshift kitchen in the woods, stoves from the 1800s and a wood-burning fire pit, Robert must conquer a giant menu of hearty dishes. And the only way he's getting help is by sawing, chopping and log-rolling his way to the finish.

#11 - Ice Cream Meltdown

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2009

Chef Robert takes a trip to Vermont where he has nine hours to feed 400 of Ben & Jerry's employees with food inspired by 15 of their wildest flavors.

#12 - Block Party

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2009

Like nothing before, it's David vs. Robert in the ultimate chef vs. chef battle on Palmer Street.

#13 - X Food at the X Games

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2009

#14 - Boxed In: Terminal Trouble

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/3/2010

The host visits Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, where he'll prepare a hearty lunch for 150 longshoremen, using imported goods from around the world.

#15 - Seventh-Inning Stress

Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2021

Robert Irvine is in Albuquerque, N.M., home of minor league baseball team the Albuquerque Isotopes. It's Healthcare Worker Appreciation Night at the stadium, and Robert is tasked with serving an elevated dinner to 250 deserving guests. But it's not that simple. He only has access to ballpark ingredients, and he must also prepare a New Mexico-themed snack for the 400 employees who open up the stadium for the game. Robert and his team must battle bad weather, limited ingredients and frozen food to hit a home run with this dinner.

#16 - Back in Time: Ye Ol' Dinner Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2007

An 18th-century meal is prepared for food historians in Williamsburg, Va., using only colonial ingredients and tools.

#17 - Race on the Rails: Dinner Train: Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/14/2007

Creating a five-course meal for 160 passengers in a tiny kitchen aboard the Sierra Railroad Dinner Train in California.

#18 - Infiltrating the CIA

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2007

Chef Robert Irvine is given only one tool to face off against internationally renowned master chefs.

#19 - Thrill-Seekers

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2021

Robert Irvine is at the world-famous Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, to make dinner for 150 superfans celebrating the park's 150th anniversary. Robert's challenge is to put his over-the-top spin on four of the park's favorite dishes. But like any good rollercoaster, there are twists: Robert and his team can only use ingredients from the park concession stands, and they must also create another three dishes inspired by three of the park's most popular rides. Robert and his team had better buckle up for this thrilling adventure!

#20 - Ghost Town Gourmet

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2021

Robert Irvine's mission brings him to an abandoned mining town in Cerro Gordo, Calif. His challenge is to prepare a meal for Amy Bruni and Adam Berry of "Kindred Spirits," along with 25 paranormal enthusiasts. Using the same ingredients and equipment as miners in the region had in 1865, Robert must cook a dinner good enough to attract the local spirits that haunt the property

#21 - Beg, Borrow and Steal: Tailgating: Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2007

Preparing a game-day gourmet lunch for 40 Philadelphia Eagles executives, using only food and equipment acquired from tailgaters in the parking lot.

#22 - Yahoo Search Scramble

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2009

#23 - Here Comes the Chef: Wedding: Impossible

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2007

A wedding challenge gives chef Robert Irvine 10 hours to plan an entire menu and prepare a gourmet meal for 200 guests.

#24 - Robert's Lost Mission

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2010

Chef Irvine heads to Hawaii to cook for the "Lost" cast and crew. He'll have rely on his improvisational skills when he's left at a deserted beach to prepare the gourmet meal using limited tools and ingredients.

#25 - A Viking Feast

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2021

Robert Irvine is invited to the 110th anniversary of Solvang, Calif., and challenged to create a modern Viking feast. Limited to an 8th-century pantry, Robert must battle his way through a series of medieval trials in order to win modern ingredients. He'll have to rewrite history and defeat the Danes if he wants to successfully create a celebratory dinner.