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. Burrell died Tuesday morning, Burrell, a recognizable figure on the culinary channel thanks to her spiky platinum blonde hairdo and tart wit, died on June 17 at her home in New York, according to a press release from the Food, The New York City Police Department has issued an update on Anne Burrell's death. The Food Network star died at the age of 55 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. The Food Network star died at the , Chef Anne Burrell, best known as the longtime co-host of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America," has died. She was 55. Her representatives confirmed the news to ABC News. According to police, Burrell was found "unconscious and unresponsive" inside her Brooklyn home just before 8 a.m. Tuesday., NEW YORK (AP) — TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday at her New York home. She was 55. The Food Network, where Burrell began her two-decade television career on “Iron Chef America” and went on to other shows, confirmed her death., Chef and popular Food Network television host Anne Burrell has died, the network and her family confirmed Tuesday. She was 55. "We are deeply saddened to share the news that beloved chef, Anne.