On her wedding day, I tapped Anne Burrell on the shoulder and snapped the second impromptu photo here. She was so excited to get married and celebrate life and no one does it with the level of genuine, unbridled gusto she does. In fact, no one comes close. She was excited to add doting wife and stepmother to her extensive resume of achievements. She called herself a girl chef and inspired many others to follow suit. I watched her expertly roll cannoli shells on "Iron Chef America" and soon learn

Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55. | People