Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello’s cause of death revealed: Star suffered fatal allergic reaction which sparked heart attack and had cocaine in his system when he died aged 61

• Chiarello’s allergic reaction led to anaphylactic shock, preceding a heart attack
• His heart was restarted at a hospital, but he died from lack of oxygen to the brain
• Traces of cocaine were found in his system but he did not die of an overdose 

By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:33 GMT, 22 November 2023 | Updated: 21:46 GMT, 22 November 2023

The star chef Michael Chiarello’s death was caused by an allergic reaction, according to the Napa County coroner.

The official says the allergic reaction set off an anaphylactic shock, which in turn led Chiarello to suffer a heart attack, the coroner told TMZ on Wednesday.

The celebrity chef died in October at the age of 61, but so far it is unknown what exactly sparked his allergic reaction.

According to the coroner, doctors were able to restart Chiarello’s heart after he was taken to a hospital.

However, he later succumbed to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a form of brain dysfunction caused by a prolonged lack of oxygen-rich blood flow, which would have been shut off when he suffered his heart attack.

Medical emergency: Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello died in October at age 61 from an allergic reaction, the Napa County coroner told TMZ. The reaction precipitated an ultimately fatal heart attack; seen on Supermarket Superstar in 2013

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Celebrity chef Michael Chiarello’s cause of death revealed: Star suffered fatal allergic reaction which sparked heart attack and had cocaine in his system when he died aged 61

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