Saratoga chef rejoins reborn 'Dinner Impossible' host

January 1, 3:51 PMUpstate NY Restaurant ExaminerBill Dowd

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Robert Irvine's exile from the Food Network series "Dinner Impossible" lasted exactly one season. When he returns this year, he'll be bringing an Upstate chef back with him. 

David Britton, (right) the celebrated chef/owner of Springwater Bistro in Saratoga Springs, will be rejoining the briefly-disgraced Irvine for at least a six-episode run that begins filming in March.

The show's premise is that Irvine and his assistants are given a difficult task -- such as feeding hundreds of people at once and having poor equipment and bad weather to battle -- to perform in a short time.

Irvine had been replaced by Michael Symon after it was found his fudge recipe wasn't palatable. To explain: Irvine was found to have fudged some of his credentials that got him hired by the Food Network. When he was found out, he was fired. A public apology helped repair the situation.

A Food Network spokesman told the Associated Press: "Our audience has continued to demonstrate its interest in and support for Robert. He has taken responsibility and made a conscious effort to clear the air, rebuild his relationship with Food Network and apologize for the earlier inaccuracies."