Episode
Restaurant: Impossible: Ambush: Special Delivery
Overview
For his next mission, Chef Robert Irvine heads to La Casa Bianca in Whitehouse Station, N.J. to give the owner, Paul, the surprise of a lifetime. Paul's daughter, Megan, reached out to Robert for help after noticing the restaurant floundering and her father losing his passion for the business. It's up to Robert to help reignite Paul's fire and get him back in the game!
Details
- Series
- Restaurant: Impossible
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2015-12-17
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Ambush: Special Delivery is Episode 7 in Season 12 of Restaurant: Impossible. It aired on 2015-12-17. The runtime is 43 min.
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