{"id":89166,"date":"2025-07-24T17:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89166\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:21:14","slug":"food-network-star-anne-burrell-died-by-suicide-medical-examiner-determines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/89166\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Network star Anne Burrell died by suicide, medical examiner determines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anne Burrell<\/a>, the Food Network chef beloved for her wit and talent in the kitchen, died by suicide last month after being found unresponsive in her Brooklyn home<\/a>, New York officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n

The cause of death was confirmed by New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, citing acute intoxication from multiple substances.<\/p>\n

Without identifying Burrell, the fire department said that it responded to her address at 7:50 a.m. on the morning of June 17 for a report of cardiac arrest. She was declared dead upon arrival.<\/p>\n

Burrell loved the culinary arts since childhood<\/a>, watching her mother and Julia Child as she grew up. She studied at the Culinary Institute of America and later became a teacher before embarking on her television career.<\/p>\n

She started as a sous chef on “Iron Chef America” and was later offered her own show, “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,” which aired for four years.<\/p>\n

Burrell appeared on different programs over the years, including “Chef Wanted,” “Chopped” and “Food Network Star.” She was given the job of hosting “Worst Cooks in America” in 2010.<\/p>\n

Burrell was also often a guest on NBC’s “TODAY” show<\/a>, where she offered morning show viewers simple yet delicious recipes to try at home.<\/p>\n

The night before she died, Burrell was onstage at The Second City in Brooklyn<\/a>, where she was doing improv comedy with friends.<\/p>\n

Her family issued a statement following her death saying that Burrell’s “light radiated far beyond those she knew, touching millions across the world.”<\/p>\n

“Though she is no longer with us, her warmth, spirit, and boundless love remain eternal,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at <\/strong>988lifeline.org<\/strong><\/a>. You can also visit <\/strong>SpeakingOfSuicide.com\/resources<\/strong><\/a> for additional support.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anne Burrell, the Food Network chef beloved for her wit and talent in the kitchen, died by suicide…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":89167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[51,50,52],"class_list":{"0":"post-89166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-stories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114909366419415199","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}