Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell, an American TV chef, and an former Institute of Culinary Education instructor she is a popular TV host. The host of the Food Network show Secrets of a Restaurant Chef as well as co-host of Worst Cooks in America. The spiky blond hair and pumped-up persona Anne Burrell eliminates the intimidation of food in restaurants and shares straightforward, simple techniques to master for the at-home cook on her Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. Chef Burrell worked at top New York restaurants and studied the Italian culinary traditions and surroundings. Also, she was a contestant in Food Network's Iron Chef America. When she was growing up in the upstate New York area, Chef Burrell found a passion for cooking and food from the age of a child. After receiving an English and Communication degree from Canisius College in Buffalo NY she started to pursue her passion for the business of restaurant by enroling as a student at The Culinary Institute of America. I enjoyed every moment of being a student at The Culinary Institute of America she says. I couldn't learn or be a better cook than I did. Chef Burrell, after graduating from The Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Italy completed a one-year stint in Umbria in Umbria at La Taverna del Lupo and Tuscany's La Bottega del 30, the Michelin-starred restaurant. Her understanding grew of Italian culture and cuisine throughout her time in Italy that has informed her culinary style. Burrell is a well-known ambassador in the Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation and was a part of the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board which assists kids who have challenges. Her travels are frequent across the United States in her position as a mentor, and also a public speaker in which she speaks about her professional life and the joy of cooking. Anne has said throughout her culinary career that she is incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to impart to others what's essential for her.