Top Chef' alum Shirley Chung, a close friend of Burrell's, was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer and recently revealed she's now in remission

Carla Hall, Aaron Sanchez and others in the food world are paying tribute to late chef and Food Network star Anne Burrell, who died Tuesday. She was 55 years old.

Anne Burrell was a staple on Food Network, where she hosted, cooked and judged culinary competitions, sharing her exacting techniques and blunt persona with audiences and co-stars. After her sudden death Tuesday at age 55,