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New York Post
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Chef Duff Goldman reveals ‘complex relationship' with Anne Burrell after her death at 55
Chef Duff Goldman is honoring the late Anne Burrell. The pastry chef, 50, penned a touching tribute to the cook after she was found dead at her home on Tuesday at age 55. 'I've written and re-written this post so many times in the past 24 hours and I just don't know what to say. Anne and I became friends in probably 2006,' Goldman wrote via Instagram on Thursday. 'She was going through some stuff and I had heard that she was feeling it so on a trip to NYC from Baltimore I had made her a cake that said 'Don't let the bastards win.' She never did.' 8 Duff Goldman and Anne Burrell. duffgoldman/Instagram Despite their friendship having its ups and downs since meeting in the mid-2000s, the TV personality always wished his fellow kitchen connoisseur well. 'We had a complex relationship and I remember the last conversation we had before our paths drifted was a pretty feisty debate about the merits of catfish. I believe the words 'trash fish,' 'tastes like mud,' and 'cake boy' were used, haha,' Goldman continued. 'Anne and I always had a spirited and somewhat acerbic back and forth. I really never knew why our paths drifted but I always hoped that wherever she was, Anne was doing well and was finding some happiness.' 8 Chef Anne Burrell. Getty Images for NYCWFF The pair ran into one another a few years back in New York City and had a chance to speak. Although Goldman didn't disclose what he and Burrell talked about, he did write that 'that conversation left my heart lifted and full of light, for it truly seemed to me that Anne really had found a measure of happiness and love. Life is tough, and we have to be tough to get through it.' Goldman added, 'Anne was as tough as they come, but when you got past the armor there was a depth of compassion and kindness that was absolutely beautiful. My heart sings when I think of the love and tranquility that it seems Anne had found recently.' 8 Chef Anne Burrell attends Food Network's Food and Wine Festival. Getty Images for NYCWFF Burrell tied the knot with Stuart Claxton in 2021 and stepped away from hosting 'Worst Cooks in America' in 2024 after 14 seasons on air. The TV star continued to share glimpses into her personal life on social media over the years and also started doing improv in New York City. Goldman concluded his heartfelt post, 'Anne, wherever you are I hope they have slow moving rivers because when I get there, we'll get a couple of rods, a pint of chicken livers, and a sixer and I'll teach you how to catch and cook the best catfish you ever had. Rest up, chef.' Many of Burrell's fellow chefs shared their condolences after news of her passing broke Tuesday. 8 Chef Anne Burrell on ABC's 'Good Morning America.' Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Her 'Worst Cooks' co-host Beau MacMillan, who starred alongside Burrell on the show's first season, told The Post Wednesday, 'The news hit me like a gut punch.' The reality star, 54, noted, 'Anne was bigger than life, whether she was running a kitchen or filming a show, you knew she was in charge.' Meanwhile, Rachael Ray, who served as a bridesmaid in Burrell's wedding, took to social media to reveal her devastation over the news. 8 Chef Anne Burrell conducts a culinary presentation on KitchenAid stage at the Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite. Bryan Bedder 'The news about Anne has truly shaken us. John and I are heartbroken,' the 56-year-old wrote on Wednesday. 'I can't quite believe it — such a strong, vibrant, fearless woman, so full of life and love, could be gone so soon.' 'Anne was a rockstar! I came to know her well through multiple seasons of Worst Cooks on Food Network, and she became so much more than a colleague.' Bobby Flay, for his part, broke his silence on Thursday, writing: ''Worst Cooks in America' was the funnest show on TV. All of your co-hosts (me included) were just alongside for the Anne Burrell ride.' 8 Anne Burrell the 2025 City Harvest Gala. Getty Images for City Harvest The restaurateur, 60, expressed that 'the greatest gift I got from AB was turning me on to a world of Maine Coon Cats (including Nacho)… a gift that I'll have forever.' Flay, whose cat is Nacho, included a photo of Burrell holding two Calico Maine Coon cats. On Tuesday, Burrell was found unresponsive in the shower by Claxton at their home in Brooklyn, New York. Officers shared that EMS 'responded and pronounced her deceased on scene,' sharing that the 911 call was originally for a reported cardiac arrest. 8 Anne Burrell. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP On Thursday, sources told The Post that Burrell's body was found next to dozens of pills. Her death is still an ongoing investigation. Burrell's family confirmed the news in a statement to People on Tuesday. 'Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,' they shared. 'Anne'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.' 8 Duff Goldman, Carla Hall, Mike Curtin, and Anne Burrell attend DC Central Kitchen's Capital Food Fight at the Ronald Reagan Building on November 12, 2015. Larry French Shortly after, a representative from Food Network shared with The Post: '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. Our thoughts are with Anne's family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.'
Courier-Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Courier-Mail
911 call reveals celeb chef Anne Burrell's final moments
Don't miss out on the headlines from Entertainment. Followed categories will be added to My News. New details surrounding Anne Burrell's tragic death are emerging. Before the celebrity chef was found dead at her home in Brooklyn New York on Tuesday, local time, paramedics were responding to a 911 call they received about a reported cardiac arrest. A representative for the New York City Fire Department told Page Six on Wednesday that the 911 caller claimed Burrell suffered a 'cardiac arrest' and was 'DOA [dead on arrival].' The police department also shared that Burrell was found 'unconscious and unresponsive.' Police told People that law enforcement from the 76th Precinct responded to 'an unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female' at around 7.50am. According to the officers, EMS 'responded and pronounced her deceased on scene.' Burrell's official cause of death has yet to be revealed. She was 55. Burrell's family confirmed her passing in a statement to People yesterday. Prolific TV chef Anne Burrell died this week. Picture:for NYCWFF 'Anne was a beloved wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, and friend — her smile lit up every room she entered,' they said. 'Anne'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.' Burrell was best known for hosting the long-running series Worst Cooks in America on Food Network for 27 seasons, from its inception in 2010 to 2024. After news of her death broke, a representative from the channel shared with The Post: '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. Our thoughts are with Anne's family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.' Just one day before her tragic passing, the cookbook author performed an improv show at The Second City New York in Brooklyn. A source revealed to People, 'Everyone said she was so great last night and so happy.' Meanwhile, a second insider, who was at the comedy club with Burrell, claimed she 'was in great spirits last night during and after the improv show.' They added, 'Typical fun, outgoing Anne, having a blast.' The source noted Burrell seemed fine when the show ended and that everyone is 'shocked and confused' over her death. Along with performing at the club, the kitchen guru was out and about, sharing what would be her last social media post on June 12. Burrell was also an accomplished author. Picture:for NYCWFF 'I ran into [the Green Lady of Brooklyn] in my neighbourhood today!' she wrote beneath a picture of her and New Yorker Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal. 'I'm not going to lie – I have been keeping an eye out for her. I may or may not have followed her down the street for a minus. She is just lovely!!!' Rosenthal, 84, who is devoted to only wearing the colour green, replied to Burrell's Instagram, gushing over their interaction. 'Hi Anne, it was so much fun meeting you, see you again soon in the neighbourhood, the only thing I make is coffee and fig preserves from my fig tree, love and hugs,' the Green Lady of Brooklyn wrote alongside green heart emojis. 'I would like to invite you to my garden and pick figs when they are ready, usually beginning to ripen beginning September, and come and visit the garden on a sunny day anyway,' she added. Following then news of Burrell's passing, Rosenthal took to the late star's page, writing: 'Hi Anne, you are such a lovely person just to meet and not knowing you, I just love you and so sorry but come to my garden and visit with all your beauty and love and I will be waiting for you.' Burrell got married in 2021, after conceding that she didn't think it would be on the cards for her. Picture: AP, File Burrell tied the knot with Stuart Claxton in October 2021 after meeting on Bumble in 2018. Fellow celebrity cook Rachael Ray was a bridesmaid at their fall wedding. In 2020, Burrell gushed over meeting The One. 'I don't know if we had both thought of marriage, but we both were like, 'Oh, yeah, this is something,'' she told People at the time. ''This is really going to be real and this is going to turn into something.'' 'Once you get to be a woman of 50 years old, you don't really think that marriage is going to be on the plate for you,' she added. 'I was always really focused on my career and marriage was never a huge thing in my life that I was looking for. Then when I met Stuart, my opinion about all that changed.' This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission. Originally published as 911 call reveals celeb chef Anne Burrell's final moments
