Son of area woman appears on Food Network show this week

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Son of area woman appears on Food Network show this week

Sunday, January 27, 2008
By Lindy Bavolek ~ Southeast Missourian

Fred Nelson, back, played King Henry VIII to Steven Kirkpatrick's Master Secretary Thomas Cromwell at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Nelson will appear on the Food Network's "Dinner: Impossible" this week. (Amy Chase ~ Submitted photo) [Click to enlarge]

Robert Irvine's latest cooking feat on the Food's Network's "Dinner: Impossible" will feature the son of an Oran, Mo., woman.
Pat Nelson's 44-year-old son, Fred, will appear on the show, which airs at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The show requires Irvine to prepare meals in difficult circumstances and with time constraints. In this week's show, Irvine attends the Maryland Renaissance Festival, where Fred Nelson plays King Henry VIII.

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[Food Network Fan]

Go Fred!

[MayQueen]

And his mom.

[Food Network Fan]

[BerryBaby]

Have you ever been to one of those fairs? Very different.

[MayQueen]

I have. Once. The overacting and bad accents were unbearable after the first five minutes. And looking closely, you could see how ratty the costumes were. On the other hand, it provides jobs for some musicians during the summer down time.

[BerryBaby]

There is a whole cult-type thing here with Renaissance participants. They really get into it. The language and overacting must be a universal thing. I felt very out-of-place and wouldn't go again. The one and only time I went was in California and that was 1979..shows you how 'not into' it I am!

[MayQueen]

I guess it is like those Civil War re-enactors. They make it the center of their lives. There are worse centers, no doubt.