Ross Burden

Ross Kelvin Burden (16 December 1968 – 17 July 2014) was a New Zealand celebrity chef. In May 2006, he appeared on "" along with chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli, Aldo Zilli and Paul Rankin. He also judged the first season of MasterChef New Zealand in 2010. He published at least two books and wrote columns for two magazines.
Burden was born in Napier. He moved to the United Kingdom during the early 1990s.
Burden died from an infection caused by cancer treatment on 17 July 2014 in Auckland. He was 45 and had a form of leukemia.