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Anne Burrell‘s final appearance on Food Network is coming this summer.

The late host, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month, will return for a new season of Worst Cooks In America with Gabe Bertaccini, and the network has revealed when it will premiere.

Dubbed Worst Cooks in America: Talented and Terrible, the upcoming season is set to debut on Monday, July 28th at 9pm ET/PT on Food Network.

In the season premiere episode, “chefs Anne Burrell and Gabe Bertaccini have their work cut out for them as they attempt to turn a bunch of culinary train wrecks into kitchen stars, but first, they need to know what they are up against.

The recruits kick things off with their signature showstopper dish, and in the main dish challenge, they tackle the ultimate test: recreating the chefs’ “winner winner chicken dinner.” Those with promise move on while the rest face elimination.

Across the season, with guidance from Anne and Gabe, the recruits will tackle restaurant classics, try to master global cuisines, and compete in the fan-favorite Remote Control Chef challenge, in their bid to be the best of the worst.”

The new season of Worst Cooks in America comes a month after Food Network honored Anne this past week with a special programming block, re-airing episodes of Guy’s Grocery Games and Worst Cooks in America: Worst of the Worst.

“Anne Burrell was a one-of-a-kind talent whose loss is being deeply felt by family, friends and fans,” Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery, shared in a statement. “With these special programming events, we hope to honor Anne and celebrate her impact on Food Network and beyond, and to offer fans a way to remember her passion and culinary prowess that ran through everything she did.”

If you missed it, see the statement a Food Network spokesperson shared following news of Anne‘s death.

It was recently revealed that the late chef’s death is now being investigated as a possible drug overdose.