Guess the petition didn't work since Symon has the job. But then, I don't think it would have helped, for FN already had their mind made up. I'll miss Robert on FN and always watched D:I.
I keep watching for a announcement for the new TV show he talked about on his blog that suppose to be in the works.
His resume isn't what got him is job on D:I. From Robert's blog:
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Interestingly, my resume is not what got me the job on Dinner: Impossible. The show was created by Brian O'Reilly, a writer and producer who became executive producer of the show, and was based on events from my life and on skills that I had developed over the course of my career that were unique to me: cooking at a high culinary level under pressure, often for large numbers of people, sometimes with limited resources and an ability to improvise with whatever I had on hand to get the job done. We arranged a date to fix a gourmet luncheon for the players and coaches of the NY Rangers and the NY Knicks at their training facility in New York (21 dishes served in a buffet line for 60 people in 3 hours) and from there produced a “sizzle” reel that demonstrated the concept for the show (which was originally called “Fit For A King”). Food Network saw the sizzle reel, loved it, added the element of keeping each “mission” a secret from me until I arrived on the scene, changed the name, bought the show, and the rest is history.
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http://www.chefrobertirvineblog.com/index.php/2008/w28/