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New York Post
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside Anne Burrell's Brooklyn improv show hours before her shocking death
Anne Burrell embraced comedy the night before her shocking death. The 55-year-old chef performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn on Monday night. She was found dead at her home in Brooklyn the following day. 'Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy,' a source told People. 10 Anne Burrell at the Food Network and Cooking Channel New York City Wine and Food Festival in 2019. Getty Images for NYCWFF 10 Anne Burrell at the 2022 Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival. Getty Images for NYCWFF A different source who was with Burrell at the improv show said the late star 'was in great spirits last night during and after the improv show.' 'Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast,' the insider shared. Burrell seemed fine when the show ended, added the source, who stated that everyone is 'shocked and confused' over her death. 10 Anne Burrell at Second City New York in Brooklyn. chefanneburrell/Instagram A week before her death, the Food Network star posted an Instagram teasing her June 16 improv show. 'Sooooooo… as I have mentioned I have been taking Improv classes @thesecondcitytc and having an ABSOLUTE blast!!!' she wrote alongside a group photo of her and her classmates outside the venue, followed by a selfie of her inside. 10 Anne Burrell outside Second City New York in Brooklyn. chefanneburrell/Instagram 'My class and I are coming to the end of this term and we get to do an actual show!!!' Burrell continued. 'If anyone is interested in stopping by on Monday June 16 at 9 pm @thesecondcity in Brooklyn please feel free!! We are a small but SUPER fun bunch.' Burrell announced she was taking improv classes at The Second City in March, writing on Instagram, 'Can I just say it is SO much fun and I am learning so SO much!!! It really helps me get out of my shell… as if I needed that!! #ilovewhatido #luckygirl.' 10 Anne Burrell at the 2023 Austin Food And Wine Festival. Getty Images The Second City posted a tribute to Burrell following news of her death on Tuesday. 'We're are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and student, Anne Burrell,' the venue wrote. 'She will be missed and remembered as a vibrant part of our Second City New York Training Center community. Anne brought joy, boldness, and an unwavering 'yes, and' spirit. Her enthusiasm was contagious, her presence unforgettable. Our thoughts go out to Anne's family and loved ones.' 10 Anne Burrell at the James Beard Foundation Awards Gala in 2013. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP 10 Anne Burrell at the premiere of the Showtime limited series 'The Loudest Voice' in June 2019. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The Post has reached out to The Second City New York for comment. The New York City Police Department confirmed that Burrell was found 'unconscious and unresponsive' and pronounced dead at her home in Brooklyn. Her cause of death has yet to be confirmed. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy. 10 Anne Burrell conducts at culinary presentation during the Food Network New York City Wine and Food Festival. Bryan Bedder Burrell's family confirmed her death in an emotional statement. 'Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,' their statement read. 10 Anne Burrell in 2007. Zandy Mangold for NY Post The family added that Burrell's 'light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world. Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal.' 10 Anne Burrell during the 2016 Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Thaddaeus McAdams The Food Network remembered Burrell with a touching tribute as well. 'Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring,' a representative for the network told The Post.
San Francisco Chronicle
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55
FILE - Anne Burrell arrives at the James Beard Foundation Awards Gala on May 6, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP FILE - Chef Anne Burrell attends City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval on April 22, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP FILE - Chef Anne Burrell attends the premiere of the ShowTime limited series "The Loudest Voice" on June 24, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP FILE - Chef Anne Burrell attends the premiere of the ShowTime limited series "The Loudest Voice" on June 24, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP FILE - Chef Anne Burrell attends City Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval, on April 22, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of 'Worst Cooks in America,' died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on 'Iron Chef America' and went on to other shows, confirmed her death. The cause was not immediately clear, and medical examiners were set to conduct an autopsy. Police were called to her address before 8 a.m. Tuesday and found an unresponsive woman who was soon pronounced dead. The police department did not release the woman's name, but records show it was Burell's address. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Burrell was on TV screens as recently as April, making chicken Milanese cutlets topped with escarole salad in one of her many appearances on NBC's 'Today' show. She faced off against other top chefs on the Food Network's 'House of Knives' earlier in the spring. 'Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent — teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring,' the network said in a statement. Known for her bold and flavorful but not overly fancy dishes, and for her spiky platinum-blonde hairdo, Burrell and various co-hosts on 'Worst Cooks in America' led teams of kitchen-challenged people through a crash course in savory self-improvement. On the first show in 2010, contestants presented such unlikely personal specialties as cayenne pepper and peanut butter on cod, and penne pasta with sauce, cheese, olives and pineapple. The accomplished chefs had to taste the dishes to evaluate them, and it was torturous, Burrell confessed in an interview with The Tampa Tribune at the time. Still, Burrell persisted through 27 seasons, making her last appearance in 2024. Advertisement Article continues below this ad 'If people want to learn, I absolutely love to teach them,' she said on ABC's 'Good Morning America' in 2020. 'It's just them breaking bad habits and getting out of their own way.' Burrell was born Sept. 21, 1969, in the central New York town of Cazenovia, where her parents ran a flower store. She earned an English and communications degree from Canisius University and went on to a job as a headhunter but hated it, she said in a 2008 interview with The Post-Standard of Syracuse. Having always loved cooking, she soon enrolled in the Culinary Institute of America, for which she later taught. She graduated in 1996, spent a year at an Italian culinary school and then worked in upscale New York City restaurants for a time. 'Anytime Anne Burrell gets near hot oil, I want to be around,' Frank Bruni, then-food critic at the New York Times, enthused in a 2007 review. By the next year, Burrell was hosting her own Food Network show, 'Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,' and her TV work became a focus. Over the years she also wrote two cookbooks, 'Cook Like a Rock Star' and 'Own Your Kitchen: Recipes to Inspire and Empower,' and was involved with food pantries, juvenile diabetes awareness campaigns and other charities. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Burrell's own tastes, she said, ran simple. She told The Post-Standard her favorite food was bacon and her favorite meal was her mother's tuna fish sandwich. 'Cooking is fun,' she said. 'It doesn't have to be scary. It's creating something nurturing.' Survivors include her husband, Stuart Claxton, whom she married in 2021, and his son, her mother and her two siblings. 'Anne's light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world,' the family said in a statement released by the Food Network.
