Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell has worked as a chef, TV personality in the United States and a teacher at Institute of Culinary Education. Burrell hosts Secrets of a Restaurant Chef at the Food Network. Anne Burrell, with her signature spiky blonde locks and her edgy personality on Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Cook series, provides simple and easy to master methods for cooks at home. Chef Burrell is also a seasoned veteran of New York City's best restaurants. She has also studied Italy's culinary tradition and the culture of Italy, as well as the landscape. While living in the New York's Upstate region, Burrell became passionate about food and cooking. Her passion was for the restaurant industry by enrolling in The Culinary Institute of America after obtaining a degree in English as well as Communication at Canisius College, Buffalo NY. She states "I was a huge Culinary Institute of American student. I was awed by every moment." I was unable to learn enough, didn't accomplish enough, and I couldn't put in the effort enough. After graduating, Burrell worked at La Bottega del 30 in Tuscany and La Taverna del Lupo (in Umbria) as she attended an Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners. It was during this time that her experience in Italy helped her to understand and appreciate the Italian way of life and its culture and has made an impact on her own food and culinary experience. Burrell is a member of the Garden of Dreams Foundation Advisory Board which brightens the lives of kids who struggle. She also is a Juvenile diabetes Research Foundation's Celebrity Advocate, where she raises awareness about the condition of children with diabetes. As a guest speaker and teacher, she travels around the US to talk about her culinary passion and profession. Anne often has mentioned throughout her culinary career that she feels so fortunate to communicate with people what is essential for her.