Anne Burrell

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Anne Burrell
Born	Anne W. Burrell Birth date -1st March 1966 Cazenovia, New York, U.S.
Education	Canisius College (BA)
Occupation	Chef, television personality
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America

Anne W. Burrell (born September 21, 1969) is an American chef, television personality, and former instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education. She is best known for her work on the Food Network shows Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America.

Early life and education

Anne Burrell was born and raised in Cazenovia, New York. She attended Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications in 1991. She later attended the Culinary Institute of America and graduated with an Associate in Occupational Studies degree in 1996. Burrell also studied at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Asti, Piedmont, Italy.

Career

After completing her education, Burrell worked at several prestigious restaurants in New York City, including Felidia, owned by Lidia Bastianich, and Savoy. She also spent time working in Italy, where she honed her culinary skills.

Television career

Burrell's television career began when she was hired as a sous chef for Mario Batali on the show Iron Chef America. She gained further recognition with her own show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, which premiered on the Food Network in 2008. The show focused on teaching viewers how to prepare restaurant-quality meals at home.

In 2010, Burrell became a co-host of Worst Cooks in America, a reality competition series where she and another chef mentor teams of amateur cooks through a culinary boot camp. The show has been a significant success and has run for multiple seasons.

Burrell has also appeared on other Food Network shows, including The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Chopped, and Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell.

Personal life

Anne Burrell is openly lesbian and announced her engagement to her partner, Stuart Claxton, in April 2020. The couple married on October 16, 2021, in her hometown of Cazenovia, New York.

Related pages

• Food Network
• Mario Batali
• Lidia Bastianich
• Culinary Institute of America
• Worst Cooks in America
• Secrets of a Restaurant Chef