Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell, an American TV chef and the former Institute of Culinary Education instructor, is a TV personality. She hosts Secrets of a Restaurant Chef on the Food Network and the co-host of Worst Cooks in America. Anne Burrell, a Food Network host with spiky blond wigs and a pumped-up persona, shows how to cook restaurant-style dishes in your home with simple techniques. Chef Burrell has worked for a time in New York at top restaurants as well as studied Italian cuisine traditions and environment. Also, she was a contestant on Iron Chef America on Food Network. While growing up in Upstate New York, Chef Burrell was captivated by cooking and food from an early age. She pursued her love of the restaurant industry by enrolling in The Culinary Institute of America after obtaining a degree in English and Communications from Canisius College, Buffalo NY. I was awed by every minute of being a student in The Culinary Institute of America she states. I couldn't learn or do enough. Following graduation, Burrell spent one year in Italy studying in the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners and working in the Umbrian restaurant La Taverna del Lupo as well as Tuscany's La Bottega del 30, which is a Michelin-starred establishment. While in Italy she was able to fully comprehend and appreciate the philosophy behind Italian food and culture that left a lasting impact on her culinary point of view. Burrell has served on the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board that brightens the lives of children facing difficulties. She also serves as an Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation celebrity ambassador where she is an advocate for children with diabetes and awareness. In her capacity as a guest speaker and teacher, she travels around the U.S. to share her culinary passion and career. Throughout Anne's culinary journey she has often said that I am very fortunate to share my true passion in life with others.