Cazenovia native Anne Burrell, who started her culinary career in Syracuse and later became one of America’s best-known celebrity chefs, has died at age 55.
Burrell, sporting her trademark spiky platinum hair, was most familiar for her longtime role as host of The Food Network’s “Worst Cook in America” and other shows.
She grew up in Cazenovia, where her mother, Marlene Burrell, ran Flowers on Main, a flower shop in the village. She had her first restaurant job at the former Daniel Webster’s Restaurant in downtown Syracuse…