Inside Late TV Chef’s Brooklyn Home After Shock Death

Anne Burrell let the Today show inside the same Brooklyn residence where she would be found dead less than a year later, Knewz.com can reveal. The Food Network star’s home appeared on a Hoda & Jenna’s House Tour segment in July 2024, as Burrell gave viewers a look into her property, which had just been “newly renovated.”

After jokingly opening the door in her bathrobe, Burrell proceeded to show off her “world of color,” including her well-stocked home bar, and noted her only rule in her home: “Whenever you come over, I will make you your first drink, and then help yourself after that,” she said. The TV chef also put her kitchen on display and showed off her renovations, including lots of colors, as she explained it needed “some love and a facelift,” and added her design goal was to create “a world of color and joy.” Burrell also gave viewers a look at her combined living/dining area and sat down on a couch. She revealed she was all about hosting at her dining room table.

Burrell’s Brooklyn property also had her outdoor “oasis” she created on her terrace. She made it clear any guests under her roof, which was worth $1.5 million according to a report, would always be fed. Burrell did not show off her bathroom, where she is said to have been discovered on the shower floor on June 17. The New York City Police Department said officers from the 76th Precinct responded to “an unconscious and unresponsive 55-year-old female” at about 7:50 a.m. EMS pronounced the unnamed female dead on the scene. A cause of death has yet to be determined, but the Fire Department of New York said a cardiac arrest was reported at Burrell’s home. Other reports claimed Burrell had a bunch of pills nearby when her husband, Stuart Claxton, found her.

Food Network has already announced they will be airing Burrell’s final appearance on the popular show Worst Cooks in America, which she hosted for 27 seasons. The season will premiere on July 28, 2025, six weeks following her death. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that beloved chef Anne Burrell passed away this morning. Anne was a remarkable person and culinary talent – teaching, competing and always sharing the importance of food in her life and the joy that a delicious meal can bring. Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss,” the network said in a statement.

Just months before her passing, Burrell had opened up about how much more she had left to do in her life: “I can cook, yes, I can do TV, but also, what else?” she said on Tori Spelling’s “misSpelling” podcast. “I’ve got more to do in my life, I feel like,” she said. “I’ve got a few other things that I’m working on as well, which I’m not quite ready to share yet. Hopefully, exciting things [are] coming.”