Chat with Food Network Star Anne Burrell, Class of 1996, is Newest in Series
Anne Burrell, host of the Food Network's Secrets of a Restaurant Chef,
talks about her career in the newest "Insight from the Inside" podcast
from The Culinary Institute of America (CIA). "Insight from the Inside"
is a series of chats with CIA graduates who have exciting jobs in the
food world.
During the 17-minute podcast, the 1996 CIA graduate provides her
"secrets" about how to become a successful restaurant chef. She also
shares highlights of her career, from serving as Lydia Bastianich's
sous chef to having millions of viewers watching her cook each week on
television. Last year, she was awarded Rising Star Chef of the Year by
StarChefs.com.
Chef Burrell says there was never any doubt in her mind that she would
attend the CIA after having an "epiphany" that she needed to change
careers at age 23, and that the culinary world was for her.
"It was the first time I was a straight-A student. It was the first
time I was a sponge for knowledge. I couldn't learn enough," Chef
Burrell says about her experience as a CIA undergraduate. "I wanted to
do so well. I was one of those people who was super-competitive. It was
because I wanted to learn so much."
Burrell recorded the podcast while on campus to deliver the commencement speech to graduates in May 2009.
"Insight from the Inside" has featured CIA graduates Grant Achatz, John
Besh, Scott Conant, Cat Cora, Dan Coudreaut, Steve Ells, Duff Goldman,
Johnny Iuzzini, Sara Moulton, Charlie Palmer, Michael Symon, and Top Chef winners Ilan Hall and Hung Huynh. To hear the interview with Chef Burrell or receive future podcasts, visit www.ciachef.edu/podcasts.
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