Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell has been a chef, television presenter in the US and an instructor at Institute of Culinary Education. Burrell hosts Secrets of a Restaurant Chef on the Food Network and the co-host of Worst Cooks in America. Anne Burrell, with her famous spiky blonde hair and pumped-up persona on the Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Cook series, shares straightforward and simple cooking techniques that are suitable for the home cook. Chef Burrell has worked in several of the most prestigious eateries in New York, studied the culinary landscape and traditions of Italy, and battled in the Food Network's Iron Chef America. As a youngster, growing up in the upstate area of New York, Burrell became passionate about food and cooking. The Culinary Institute of America was the next step for her after she graduated with the Bachelor of Arts in English as well as Communications in the fall of 2004 from Canisius College Buffalo NY. The student says "I was a huge Culinary Institute of America student. I enjoyed every moment." I was never able to learn or do enough. When I graduated of the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners and chef Burrell took a full year in Italy studying and working at La Taverna del Lupo restaurant located in Umbria and La Bottega del 30 one Michelin star restaurant in Tuscany. Her time spent in Italy has helped her understand and appreciate Italian tradition and philosophy, and this has left an impression on her food and culinary experience. Burrell was a Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board participant, with the goal of to increase living conditions for children who face obstacles. Burrell also serves as an Juvenile Disease Research Foundation's celebrity ambassador, and is a vocal advocate for awareness of children's diabetes. Burrell speaks on her culinary passion and shares her expertise in the culinary world, as she regularly goes on trips across the USA in both her roles as mentors and speakers. Anne says she was incredibly fortunate in that she could be able to share her passion for cooking with the people around her.