Overview

• On July 24, the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner officially ruled that chef Anne Burrell’s death was a suicide.
• Toxicology results identified a fatal combination of diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine and amphetamine in her system.
• Burrell was found unconscious in her Brooklyn home on June 17, surrounded by approximately 100 pills and pronounced dead at the scene.
• The 55-year-old rose to prominence on Iron Chef America in 2005 and later hosted Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America for nearly two decades.
• Her family and Food Network released statements celebrating her warmth, teaching impact and enduring culinary legacy.