Overview
- Anne Burrell died on June 17 in Brooklyn at age 55 after two decades hosting and mentoring on Food Network programs.
- Food Network’s June 25 tribute block will air three encore episodes featuring Burrell on Guy’s Grocery Games – All-Stars and A-Lister Dinners, Worst of the Worst, and Boot Camp Diaries.
- Her final season, Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible, will premiere July 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT with Burrell joined by chef Gabe Bertaccini to train recruits with performance backgrounds.
- The new recruits are professional performers who bring stage presence to kitchen challenges while grappling with basic culinary skills.
- Betsy Ayala of Warner Bros. Discovery praised Burrell as a one-of-a-kind talent and confirmed that the official cause of her death remains under investigation.