[2] Burden's professional television career began after he reached the final of the BBC series MasterChef 1993.
He frequently appeared on Ready Steady Cook[3] for at least eight years, filmed a healthy-eating video with Joan Collins, and made at least five series for Taste.
In May 2006, he appeared on The X Factor: Battle of the Stars along with fellow chefs Jean-Christophe Novelli, Aldo Zilli and Paul Rankin.
Burden was born in Napier, New Zealand,[4] and brought up there, attending Taradale High School.
In November 2014, it was revealed Burden had died of Legionnaires' disease due to the infected water supply in the hospital.