Worst Cooks in America” honored Anne Burrell after her tragic death. The Food Network series paid tribute to the late chef during Monday night’s Season 29 premiere, which filmed before Burrell died at age 55 last month.

"Something that struck me was she really cared, not only the entertainment side of things, but she really cared for the people that were there," Gabe Bertaccini says

Food Network paid tribute to Anne Burrell during Monday's season premiere of Worst Cooks in America. The season 29 premiere kicked off Burrell's final season as a mentor on the show, just a month after the celebrity chef was found dead in her Brooklyn, N.Y. home at 55.