Robert Irvine, culinary star of “Dinner: Impossible” on the Food Network, has burnt to a crisp: it has been revealed that he embellished his resume, apparently because of a swollen ego.

Celebrity chef Robert Irvine has been exposed. His resume, which boasts of impressive feats such as having cooked for Britain’s Royal Family, making the wedding cake for Prince Charles and Princess Diana and cooking for various U. S. presidents, is partly fabricated.

His reputation now deflated like an unsuccessful soufflé, Irvine is beginning to witness the results of his actions. The Food Network, where he stars on his own culinary show, “Dinner: Impossible,” announced it would not renew Irvine’s contract.

The network will air the remaining episodes of the current season, the series’ fourth, and will be looking for a replacement chef. “We rely on the trust that our viewers have in the accuracy of the information we present, and Robert challenged that trust,” the network said in a written release.

The British-born Irvine first confessed his fabrications to the St. Petersburg Times in a Feb. 17 article. He told the paper he had resorted to embellishments in order to soothe his hurt ego.

“I met people with all this money, it was like trying to keep up with the Joneses. I was sitting in a bar one night and that came out. It was stupid,” he confessed.

Among the 42-year-old Irvine’s claims: a British knighthood; receiving a castle from the Queen; cooking for four United States presidents; and “painstakingly” making the wedding cake for Charles and Diana.

His colorful resume did not stand up on closer inspection; Buckingham Palace and the White House could not confirm his impressive achievements.

“I was wrong to exaggerate in statements related to my experiences in the White House and the Royal Family,” Irvine said in a written statement. “I am truly sorry for misleading people and misstating the facts.”

Irvine has also published an autobiography, titled “Mission: Cook!.” He is the founder and president of a company that sells Irvine-branded cookware.