She trained at the Culinary Institute of America and in Italy, later working under Lidia Bastianich at NYC's Felidia

Burrell rose to fame on Iron Chef America and hosted Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America for 27 seasons

She met marketing exec Stuart Claxton via Bumble in 2018, married him in 2021, and became stepmother to his son, Javier

Known for her spiky platinum-blonde hair, energetic teaching style, and mantra: "Cooking is fun... It's creating something nurturing"

She won $75,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation on Chopped All-Stars and supported City Harvest

Days before her death, she joyfully posted a selfie with Brooklyn's "Green Lady" and performed in her first improv show

Anne Burrell was pronounced dead at her Brooklyn home on June 17, 2025, after being found unconscious and unresponsive; a 911 caller reported cardiac arrest