Anne Burrell, Food Network Stars, dies at 55

[Mysti88c]

I remember hearing something similar about Gene Hackman’s wife, “surrounded by pills”. Turned out to be natural causes

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/anne-burrell-obituary?pid=209259534

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/dining/anne-burrell-memorial-service.html

 

[Knox]

I remember hearing something similar about Gene Hackman’s wife, “surrounded by pills”. Turned out to be natural causes

I dislike conspiracy theories, so I’ll wait for the ruling without speculating.

If Anne’s death was drug related, it’s not going to change my thoughts or feelings about her. She was a talented chef, very entertaining to watch and a good human. I’ll remember her as she lived, not as she possibly died.

Truly a loss to the food community and the world at large.

 

[lohrtabitha]

I have so many questions about this. Why would someone take an overdose in shower or go into shower with the pills after taking overdose?? There was over 100 pills she was surrounded by. I'm sorry, it seems staged. 100 assorted pills seems over kill. Was the shower on? Her husband didn't hear it running for hours if so? Why in shower without water running if not? All seems suspect to me.

I agree. I don't think it was suicide. She was a jovial person as described by many chefs and friends. I watched a few seasons of WCIA and that was my read on her too. A heart of gold. <modsnip>

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Anybody remember her from Iron Chef? Loved that show back then.

 

[Gemmie]

Anybody remember her from Iron Chef? Loved that show back then.

I LOVED Iron Chef but I don't remember Anne on it. I tried to find an episode and all the results are about her death, not the show.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

She was Mario's sous chef.

 

[Knox]

She was Mario's sous chef.

Oh my gosh I remember her now!!! Thanks for the memory!

 

[Maat99]

If it were a drug overdose, wouldn’t the pills be ingested and not on the floor of the shower?

 

[JTribley]

Anybody remember her from Iron Chef? Loved that show back then.

Yes loved it too when she was on it!

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Secrets of a Restaurant Chef

Like your own private window into the kitchen of your favorite restaurant, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef reveals the concise, easy-to-master techniques of a top-level chef. By showcasing professional secrets to preparing food that is creative and full of flavor – yet never froufrou or scary –...

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Cook Like a Rock Star by Anne Burrell, Suzanne Lenzer: 9780307953278 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Chef Anne Burrell, Food Network darling and co-host of Worst Cooks in America, inspires you to level up your cooking game and become the star of your kitchen with 125 delicious,...

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I loved Anne Burrell's Food Network cooking show, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. I also bought her cookbook, Cook Like a Rockstar, that has many of the recipes from the cooking show. I don't really like any of the Food Network "reality", competition, or game shows but have watched a few episodes of Worst Cooks in America and BBQ Brawl on which Burrell appeared.

 

[tlcya]

Officials say she was discovered unconscious and unresponsive in the shower surrounded by approximately 100 assorted pills.
Chef Anne Burrell's death investigated as possible drug overdose, law enforcement officials say

I'm reserving comment until the ME has spoken on this matter as to COD/MOD

 

[lohrtabitha]

PAsta water as salty as the sea. I say it to myself everytime I cook it thanks to Anne.

 

[Gemmie]

Food Network has announced the air date for celebrity chef Anne Burrell's final appearance on "Worst Cooks in America" in the wake of the longtime host's sudden death last week.

Food Network announced Monday that it will air Burrell's final appearance on the show on Monday, July 28. The network will also air "a curated selection of encore episodes featuring Anne" on Wednesday, June 25, starting at 10 p.m. ET, to "highlight her extraordinary talent as a chef, competitor and teacher."

Food Network announces final Anne Burrell episode, plus special programming to honor the late chef

As a tribute to the late Anne Burrell, Food Network is airing shows starring the late chef June 25 ahead of her final appearance of "Worst Cooks in America" on July 28.

abcnews.go.com

 

[roche.analisa]

PAsta water as salty as the sea. I say it to myself everytime I cook it thanks to Anne.

Same! I did not remember where I had learned it though. Thank you for the reminder

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

PAsta water as salty as the sea. I say it to myself everytime I cook it thanks to Anne.

"Brown food tastes good!"

 

[Soulmagent]

“Dozens of pills” could mean she fell while shaking out an aspirin, spilling the contents. It could also mean many other things. Not the most responsible reporting.

I thought she was found by her husband in the shower,
so yeah a medicine cabinet ,normally resides next to a shower. Med cabinets are full of things that are sold off in the hundreds . Motrin , vitamins , etc..
On the other hand pills are water solvent. So..doubt they were next to her.

 

[Soulmagent]

PAsta water as salty as the sea. I say it to myself everytime I cook it thanks to Anne.

My pasta is gonna be different from here on out.

 

[TwoBlueJays]

I was a huge Anne fan, having been a line cook in an all male kitchen. She was an inspiration. MOO is that she did have a fatal cardiac event, and may have thought to grab OTC painkillers thinking it was just a extra-painful headache or chest pain. And it was over before she could even take any, dropped the bottle as she fell, and that was why the pills were allegedly all over the bathroom floor. Perhaps she'd been having cardiac pain for a while and brushed it off, as women sometimes do.
Sometimes it's just a fatal heart attack, and famous and non-famous people die from those regularly.
She will be missed! A Legend!

 

[MsMarple]

Anne gets credit for helping me improve my knife skills.

“Slice with the motion of the ocean.”

“Slices, sticks, dices.”

I still have a start when I put my finger on the top of my knife, waiting to get the “red finger.”