Anne Burrell was born in Cazenovia, New York, on September 21, 1969. She is a well-known chef and television personality and is also a former instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York. She is most famous as the host of ‘Secrets of a Restaurant Chef’ o the Food Network and also as the co-host of ‘Worst Cooks in America’. Other television series she has appeared in include ‘Iron Chef America, ‘The Best Thing I Ever Ate’, ‘The Next Iron Chef’, ‘Chopped All-Stars Tournament’, and ‘Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell’. Despite being a high-profile television chef, there are many things people do not know about Anne Burrell. Here are five facts you might not know about this talented chef and television personality.
1. Mario Batali is One of Her Most Influential Mentors
Burrell first met Batali in a wine shop and he has since become one of her most influential mentors. In the series ‘Iron Chef America’, she has helped him compete in over 20 competitions by acting as his sous chef for the show. Mario Batali is a well-known celebrity chef, media personality, restaurateur, and writer. He was born in Seattle, Washington, on September 19, 1960.
2. She is Engaged to Koren Grieveson
Burrell has been in a long-term relationship with her girlfriend Koren Grieveson for many years and the couple announced their engagement on December 31, 2012. After Ted Allen, a cookbook author, talked publicly about Burrell’s sexuality on a radio talk show, Burrell made an official announcement that she was in a relationship with Grieveson in the New York Post. However, she denied that Allen had outed her and said that her sexuality was never a secret. Koren Grieveson is also a talented chef and won the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes.
3. She Studied and Worked in Italy
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996, she moved to Asti in the Piedmont region of Italy to study at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners. She then decided to remain in Italy and worked in many restaurants over a period of nine months. One of these was a small restaurant in Tuscany called ‘La Bottega del ‘30′. This had just one seating each evening.
4. Bucatini all’Amatriciana Is Her Favorite Dish at Home
When she is cooking at home she likes to keep things simple and Italian dishes are some of her favorites to cook. Of all the dishes she makes, Bucatini all’Amatriciana is her all-time favorite. She says it has all her favorite ingredients in it, such as guanciale, holy trinity, olive oil, bacon, and salt. The sauce consists predominantly of tomatoes and onions and she just adores the chewy ropes of pasta in the dish.
5. Anne Burrell is Good Friends with Alex Guarnaschelli
Other than Mario Batali, one of her best friends from the Food Network is Alex Guarnaschelli. She is the executive chef at a New York restaurant called ‘Butter’ and also a television personality. She is best-known for the shows ‘Chopped’, ‘All-Star Family Cook-Off’, ‘The Best Thing I Ever Ate’, and ‘Iron Chef America’. Guarnaschelli won ‘Iron Chef America’ in the 2012 season.
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