The VIP's back on the board (7)
I believe the answer is:
notable
'the vip's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'back on the board' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'the board' becomes 'table' (both can mean food).
'on' in reverse letter order is 'no'.
'no'+'table'='NOTABLE'
(Other definitions for notable that I've seen before include "Big noise" , "Outstanding" , "Star" , "Celebrated" , "Worth remembering" .)