Mar 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.


Dinner: Impossible is an American television program broadcast by the Food Network. The first episode aired on January 24, 2007 and the last episode aired in 2010. Food Network began airing the eighth season on March 3, 2010. Each episode, the host is given a challenge that must be completed within a given time. Challenges have included preparing a large dinner aboard a luxury train, an "authentic" 18th-century American colonial dinner, and a luxury meal on a small, isolated, New England island.
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Mar 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.
Mar 10, 2010
Robert Irvine heads to the University of North Carolina to prepare a gourmet meal for 100 students, but he can only use ingredients that are found in their dorm rooms.
Mar 17, 2010
Robert arrives at the Ironman Arizona to compete in his own culinary triathlon, featuring three challenges in one mission.
Mar 24, 2010
Robert boards the Navy's newest destroyer, the USS Wayne E. Meyer, to receive a mission unlike any other. For the first time on Dinner Impossible, Robert will receive orders to complete two missions in just one day. The brand new destroyer is celebrating its commission week, and the pressure is on Robert to deliver two missions with flying colors.
Mar 31, 2010
Chef Irvine cooks up authentic pirate fare at the annual Pirates in Paradise Festival in Key West, Fla. On the menu: bone soup; hardtack; sea turtle; and pickled preserves.
Apr 7, 2010
Robert cooks for 200 people at the Red Rock Balloon Rally in Gallup, N.M.
May 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.
Jun 2, 2010
Robert is heading to Disney World to play the role of Prince Charming for this episode of Dinner Impossible. It's Celebrate Family Volunteers Day at Disney World and Robert's mission is to feed 400 volunteers from across the US. He'll have nine hours to prepare a meal that will make the volunteers feel like royalty. Who better to give Robert ingredients fit for royalty than Disney Princesses?
Jun 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.
Jun 16, 2010
Chef Irvine helps celebrate the 2000th episode of "Divorce Court" by separating some tired food marriages, like fish and chips, and rematching them into exciting new pairs. Judge Lynn Toler helps rate the dishes.
Jun 23, 2010
Robert must use coffee and tea in every dish he makes for a party at the Peet's Coffee & Tea roasting facility in Alameda, Cal.
Jun 30, 2010
The weather doesn't cooperate when Robert has to cook an elaborate gourmet meal outdoors using camping equipment.
Jul 7, 2010
Robert heads to Clearwater, Fla., home of the Philadelphia Phillies spring training camp, and prepares a meal for 200 baseball players using major and minor league ingredients.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Dinner: Impossible Season 8 premiered on March 3, 2010.
Dinner: Impossible Season 8 has 13 episodes.
The season opens with Season 8 Episode 1, "Boxed In: Terminal Trouble". It aired on March 3, 2010.
Go to Season 8 Episode 1