Known from movies

Top Chef 2008
as Himself

Iron Chef America: The Series 2009
as Himself – guest chef



Who is Koren Grieveson?

Anne Burrell is a celebrity chef and is known for her many projects in the culinary world. Her life partner is Koren Grieveson, and the two have been together since 2010. Koren is also a chef and is best known as the winner of the James Beard Award, and for appearing on the TV shows “Top Chef” and “Iron Chef America- The Series”, among other achievements.

Koren Grieveson Wiki- Age, Childhood, and Education

Koren Grieveson was born on November 4, 1971 in Luanda, Angola and is of South African descent.

Her father, a businessman involved in poultry, traveled on business in Africa and later to other countries around the world, including Iran, England, Brazil and the US, settling in Connecticut when Koren was only ten years old .

Military service

Believe it or not, Koren served in the United States Army and joined the force when she was just 17 years old; when asked why she was interested in the military, Koren said she was in love with the idea of ​​her riding military jeeps. However, when she joined the military, the jeeps were switched to Humvees. Nevertheless, she did not regret her decision and served eight years in the army.

Catering and Culinary Institute

Once out of the military, she started a catering business and made a deal with New York’s Lollapalooza festival, providing food. She became more successful by the day and soon began to front major rock bands such as the Rolling Stones and the Eagles. To gain more knowledge and skills, Koren attended the Culinary Institute of America, where she was mentored by Paul Kahan, an award-winning chef. She graduated in 1997 and continued to work under Paul Kahan for the next five years as a sous chef at the Blackbird restaurant.

Rise to stardom

Karen switched from Kahan to Michael Mina, who she worked with at Aqua in San Francisco. However, in 2003, she joined forces with Paul Kahan to start the wine bar Avec. After years of hard work, she was named the Best New Chef in 2008 by Food & Wine magazine, receiving the award for creating delicious Mediterranean dishes in the restaurant. In 2010, she was named the winner of the James Beard Award, which opened many more doors for her. She became the Claudette’s manager and then Rusto’s manager in 2015, but only held this position for six months.

She is currently a meat chef at a restaurant in New York, but has not disclosed which one.

Koren Grieveson Net worth, height, weight and appearance

Koren has become a popular chef since she focused on a career in the kitchen, and her success has skyrocketed in recent years. According to sources, Koren’s net worth is estimated to be over $1 million in early 2020.

Koren is 1.7 m tall while her weight and other body measurements are unknown. She has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is a tattoo enthusiast and has several on her body, including a quiff and a piece of bacon, among others.

Koren Grieveson Personal Life, Dating, Is She Married?

Koren hit the headlines when it was revealed that she was dating celebrity chef Anne Burrell.

The two met at the Culinary Institute and began dating in 2010, becoming engaged on December 31, 2012 — the couple has yet to set the date of their wedding.

Koren Grieveson Partner, Anne Burrell

Anne W. Burrell was born on September 21, 1969 in Cazenovia, New York State, USA. Prior to culinary school, she attended Canisius College in Buffalo, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Communications in 1991.

She then enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America, earning an Associate in Occupational Studies in 1996.

Anne continued her studies at the Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners in Asti, in the Piemonte region of Italy.

Career start

Anne remained in Italy and perfected her skills in various restaurants over the next nine months. After this, she returned to the US, where she found a job as a sous chef at Felidia from celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich. Her partnership with Lidia helped later in her career, but before that she was a chef at Savoy, then she joined forces with Lidia and with Lidia’s son, Joseph Bastianich, and Ched Mario Batali became the executive chef of the wine shop, Italian Wine merchants.

Moving from one restaurant to another, she served as Executive Chef of Centro Vinoteca in 2007 but left it in September 2008. After this, her television career took off and she left restaurants until 2017 when she opened her own Phil & Anne’s Good Time Lounge . However, the restaurant closed in April 2018.

Television career and net worth

Anne first appeared on the Food Network in the series “Iron Chef America” ​​(2005-2013), when Mario Batali asked her to work as a sous chef at his restaurant.

In 2008, she got her own show “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” (2008-2012) which greatly contributed to her career in television as Anne has appeared in numerous culinary shows since then. In 2010, she was hired as a chef on the show “Worst Cooks in America” and since then she has appeared in over 140 episodes of the popular show. From 2011 to 2012, she was on the TV show “The Best Thing I Ever Made”, while from 2012 to 2013 she was the host of the show “Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell”. Other credits include “Beat Bobby Flay” (2014-2019) and “Vegas Chef Prizefights”.

Anne Burrell’s net worth is estimated to be over $5 million, as of early 2020.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia