Chef and fitness expert
Robert Irvine shows us
his sleek Florida kitchen.
We might have guessed that
Robert Irvine likes everything in
his kitchen to be neat, organized
and efficient: The chef and
host of Restaurant: Impossible
spent 10 years in the British
Royal Navy, and he’s known for
restoring order to restaurants on
his show. Robert wasted no time
overhauling this kitchen in the
Tampa home he shares with his
wife, professional wrestler Gail
Kim. When they first saw it, the
space was carpeted and pretty
much everything was brown. The
renovation process took longer
than Robert and Gail expected—
“we had to eat out every night
for a year,” he says. But after the
dust cleared, they were left with
this: a modern space with tons
of cabinets, high-tech KitchenAid
appliances and plenty of room
for cooking. Robert is on the
road most of the year, and when
he gets free time, he spends it
right here, cooking with Gail. “I
married up,” he says. “She loves
fitness—and she’s a great cook.”
Catch
Robert on
Restaurant:
Impossible
Thursdays at
9 p.m. ET.Star
Kitchen
Stocked
cabinets
To keep the counters
uncluttered, Robert
stores almost
everything—including
cookware, dishes and
tabletop appliances—
in drawers and
cabinets.Frosted doors
Most of Robert’s
cabinets have solid
doors, but he installed a
few with textured glass
to lighten up the space
around the stove and
show off dishes and
glassware.36 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020
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