Anne Burrell’s Friend Reveals Her Haunting Goodbye

The culinary world is reeling after the sudden demise of TV chef Anne Burrell, who was discovered unresponsive in her Brooklyn house on June 17.

At simply 55, Burrell’s passing has surprised followers and associates alike, particularly one fellow chef who had simply reconnected along with her days earlier than her tragic demise.

Burrell’s sudden demise has left many in disbelief, together with her longtime pal and fellow chef, Elizabeth Falkner.

In a chat with the Daily Mail, Falkner shared how the pair had lately reconnected, making the loss really feel much more private.

“I feel Anne appears like she’s in fairly first rate form as of late, so it is form of shocking to me,” Falkner stated, recalling their dinner collectively on June 9 at Soho Home in New York. “It is simply actually so sudden and surprising.”

The New York Fireplace Division responded to a report of cardiac arrest at Burrell’s house.

Whereas the Chief Medical Examiner remains to be figuring out the reason for demise, those that noticed her days earlier than stated there have been no seen warning indicators.

The final time Falkner noticed her pal was simply over every week earlier than her passing, at an intimate banquet Falkner hosted.

“I stated, ‘Come to my dinner at Soho Home, it will be nice to see you.’ And she or he introduced her husband, and we simply had such an excellent time,” she recalled. “It was simply so candy.”

Burrell adopted up the following day with a heartfelt message. “She’s like, ‘Thanks a lot for inviting us. It was a very pretty time and really scrumptious. Please ship me some pics so I can submit.'”

The night left a powerful impression on each girls, who agreed to remain in nearer contact going ahead.

“We had been like, ‘Let’s simply make a degree of speaking and texting extra usually,'” Falkner added. “I am very grateful to have had that particular evening. I really feel like [our friendship] simply obtained lower actually quick quick.”

Falkner shared that Burrell appeared to be having fun with life past the pressures of tv and high quality eating. “She simply appeared to be in such an excellent place,” she stated.

“She stated that she was very a lot having fun with being a stepmother,” Falkner revealed, referring to Burrell’s 20-year-old stepson, Javier. “And her husband’s so candy.”

Balancing life as a chef and TV persona is not any simple feat, however Falkner believed her pal had discovered peace.

“As a result of being a chef and being a tv persona is 2 main full-time jobs, however having fun with your life outdoors of that may be difficult. And I feel she was positively having fun with her life outdoors of that complete world of the networks and all that stuff.”

The culinary world is mourning one in all its personal.

“I do know it is vitally private to me what occurred, and I am unable to imagine anyone even youthful than me has simply handed away,” Falkner stated. “It is near dwelling for all of us. The culinary household is like household, so this hurts numerous us. We simply all really feel it.”

Anne Burrell and Falkner had recognized one another for years, with occasional run-ins at occasions and events, together with one memorable second in Rome in 2021 earlier than Burrell married her husband, Stuart Claxton.

Falkner remembered her late pal as each a strong presence and a heat spirit: “She’s a type of those that’s form of intimidating and definitely hardcore as cooks might be… however she was positively very candy.”