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,

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.

Days after Burrell was found dead in her home in Brooklyn, New York, in June, Food Network announced plans to pay tribute to her — including by airing her final season of Worst Cooks in America, with the 29th season titled: Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible.