The longtime mentor of the amateur cooking show died by suicide at 55 on June 17.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,

The hit series premieres on July 28 with the late Burrell and Bertaccini welcoming a crop of performers who shine on their respective stages but create catastrophes in the kitchen. These recruits kick things off with their signature showstopper dish with the main challenge the ultimate test of recreating the chefs’ “winner winner chicken dinner.