Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell, an American TV chef and an former Institute of Culinary Education instructor she is a popular TV host. Burrell hosts Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, and is also the co-host of Worst Cooks in America. With her trademark spiky blond hair and bubbly personality Anne Burrell eliminates the intimidation of dining out, and provides straightforward, simple techniques to master to cook at home in her Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. Chef Burrell is also an experienced chef of New York City's best restaurants. She also has studied Italy's culinary tradition and culture, along with the natural landscape. While growing up in Upstate New York, Chef Burrell developed a passion for food and cooking in her early years. After earning an English and Communications degree in Canisius College in Buffalo NY she pursued her interest in the business of restaurant by enroling in The Culinary Institute of America. She says "I was a huge Culinary Institute of America student. I was awed by every moment." I couldn't learn enough couldn't achieve enough and couldn't push myself enough. Following graduation, Burrell spent one year learning at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners and working in the Umbrian restaurant La Taverna del Lupo as well as Tuscany's La Bottega del 30, an Michelin-starred restaurant. The chef gained an knowledge of Italian culture and cuisine during her stay in Italy and this has affected her cooking style. Burrell participates on the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board that brightens up the lives of kids who struggle. Additionally, she is an Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation celebrity advocate where she promotes awareness of young diabetics. She is a frequent guest presenter at conferences, and she travels the country in her mentorship job. Through her culinary adventures, Anne has often said that I am extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to share my passion in life with others.