Anne Burrell's friend reveals heartbreaking final chat with star chef
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 18, 2025
Chef Elizabeth Falkner has disclosed the heartbreaking details of her final conversation with ‘Worst Cooks in America’ host Anne Burrell.
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Burrell, 55, was found unresponsive in her Brooklyn home a day earlier.
While authorities investigate the cause of her death, a New York Police Department spokesperson said that Anne Burrell may have died due to a heart attack, as claimed by the 911 caller.
The ‘Worst Cooks in America’ host’s last social media post featured a photo with her friend Elizabeth Falkner, who is also a chef.
Falkner has now revealed what they discussed in the conversation she had with the star chef a week before her death.
“I know we’re all in shock to hear about our friend @chefanneburrell,” Elizabeth Falkner wrote in an Instagram post.
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“I just reconnected with Anne last week when I was in NYC and we were saying, let’s just make a point of talking more often and getting together when we can,” she continued.
Falkner maintained that they shared a close bond despite Anne Burrell being a fierce culinary competitor.
“And it was so good to see her last week and I feel blessed that she came to my dinner and she thanked me profusely for inviting her. We made a vow to be even better friends. You will seriously be missed Chef,” Elizabeth Falkner added.
Burrell hosted the popular show ‘Secrets of a Restaurant Chef’ and coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of ‘Worst Cooks in America.’
Born in September 1969, to a flower shop owner in the central New York town of Cazenovia, Anne Burrell graduated from a culinary institute in 1996, after earning an English and communications degree from Canisius University.