Anne Burrell
Anne W. Burrell was an actress on television, former chef at the Institute of Culinary Education and previously taught cooking. She is host of Secrets of a Restaurant Chef at Food Network. Food Network. With her trademark spiky blond hair and bubbly personality Anne Burrell eliminates the intimidation of eating out and offers simple, easy-to-learn techniques for the at-home cook in her Food Network series Secrets of a Restaurant Chef. Chef Burrell also worked at some of New York's top establishments, studied the Italian food and culture, and was a contestant on Food Network's Iron Chef America. As a child in Upstate New York Chef Burrell was inspired by food. She pursued her passion for food and restaurant by enroling at The Culinary Institute of America following the completion of a bachelor's degree in English as well as Communication at Canisius College, Buffalo NY. She says "I enjoyed being a Culinary Institute of America student. I was awed by every moment."