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Anne Burrell, popular Food Network chef, dead at 55

Anne Burrell, a chef and television personality whose joyful demeanor made her a beloved fixture on the Food Network, has died, according to the network. She was 55.

She went on to attend the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners following her grauation in 1996, where she served an apprenticeship at La Bottega del ‘30, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Umbria, Italy, according to the bio provided by the Food Network. Burrell hosted her own series on the Food Network “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” between 2008 and 2012, where she revealed accessible professional techniques that viewers could apply at home. Burrell posted to her social media as recently as four days ago, boasting about meeting internet personality Elizabeth Sweetheart, also known as the Green Lady of Carroll Gardens, while walking around Brooklyn.

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