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Worst Cooks in America Premieres Anne Burrell’s Final Season With Weekly Tributes and New Mentor

Talented and Terrible, filmed before her June death, celebrates Burrell’s teaching legacy with a new group of culinary competitors.

Chefs Gabriele "Gabe" Bertaccini, left, and Anne Burrell host Season 29 of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America."
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Celebrity Chef Anne Burrell prepares her dish during Game 2, Meals from the Middle, as seen on Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games, Season 7.

Overview

  • Food Network aired the Season 29 premiere on July 28 at 9 p.m. ET, marking chef Anne Burrell’s last appearance as a mentor on the series.
  • Episodes will feature weekly on-air tributes to honor Burrell’s influence and dedication to teaching amateur cooks.
  • Chef Gabe Bertaccini debuts as co-mentor, stepping into the role Burrell held since the show’s 2010 launch.
  • The New York City medical examiner ruled on July 24 that Burrell’s death was a suicide by acute intoxication involving diphenhydramine, ethanol, cetirizine and amphetamine.
  • The new season subtitle Talented and Terrible is available to stream on HBO Max beginning July 29.