Michael Symon, Shirley Chung and Katie Lee Biegel are among the other personalities from the food-centered channel who have shared their condolences.

The Cook Like a Rock Star author served as a mentor on Worst Cooks in America for its entire run, beginning in 2010. Flay was among the rotating celebrity chefs who competed with Burrell, appearing in four seasons.

Bobby Flay remembered chef Anne Burrell in a moving post on social media, just days after the Food Network star was found dead at 55. “Worst Cooks in America was the funnest show on TV,” Flay said of the hit show that Burrell hosted.