Chef Robert Irvine of the Robert Irvine Foundation spoke with Fox News Digital about the importance of supporting veterans and first responders this Veterans Day — and some unique ways to do so. This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
A celebrity chef and veteran is sharing ways to support others on Veterans Day and beyond through local efforts. Chef Robert Irvine, best known as host of The Food Network’s "Restaurant: Impossible," spoke with Fox News Digital ahead of Nov. 11 to discuss the importance of Veterans Day.
VETERANS DESERVE 'NATIONAL MOMENT OF GRATITUDE' TO HELP HEAL ‘UNSEEN WOUNDS’ "You listen to these World War II veterans, Vietnam veterans, Afghanistan, Iraq veterans, [and] there’s a piece missing" in terms of "that support system," he noted. The chef, entrepreneur, author and veteran started the Robert Irvine Foundation in 2014 with the purpose of supporting military servicemembers after their time in combat. Chef Robert Irvine of Florida started the Robert Irvine Foundation in 2014 to support veterans, first responders and others.
(Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for NYCWFF) He spent time in the U.K.'s Royal Navy as a chef and served aboard Her Majesty's Royal Yacht Britannia, according to his biography.
"I wanted to talk about physical and mental health ...
My quest, being a food and fitness guy, was to empower people through foo.