Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell has been a chef, television personality in the United States and an instructor at Institute of Culinary Education. She's the host of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef on the Food Network and the co-host of Worst Cooks in America. With her trademark spiky blond hair and her pumped-up appearance, Anne Burrell eliminates the intimidation of eating out and offers straightforward, simple techniques to master for the at-home cook in her Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. Chef Burrell has worked for a time in New York at top restaurants as well as studied Italian cuisine practices and the environment. She also competed as Iron Chef America on Food Network. As a youngster, growing up in New York's Upstate region, Burrell became passionate about food and cooking. The Culinary Institute of America is where she went following her graduation with an English degree as well as a communications certificate at Canisius College Buffalo NY. She states "I enjoyed being a Culinary Institute of America student. I was awed by every moment." It was impossible to take enough out of the experience. Following graduation, Burrell worked at La Bottega del 30 in Tuscany and La Taverna del Lupo (in Umbria) during her time at an Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners. She gained a deeper understanding of Italian culture and cuisine during her stay in Italy that has informed her style of cooking. Burrell is an ambassador for the celebrity chef to the Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation and was a part of the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board which assists kids with disabilities. As a speaker, she travels across the nation to share her passion for cuisine and to promote her professional career as a chef. Anne said she felt lucky to be able to share her true passion with others.