Howard “Howie” Kleinberg, a personality on Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” series, has died after suffering from a heart attack. He was 46.
His mother, Susan, confirmed his death to the Miami Herald newspaper that he died over the weekend. The obituary for Kleinberg said he had passed away “unexpectedly” on July 22.
“I am just finding out how many lives he touched,” Susan told the paper. “He was married to his passion in life, which was his cooking.”
Kleinberg, both in Florida, was known for having competed in the third season of Top Chef in 2007, coming seventh place in the competition.
To his friends and family, he is known as “Chef Howie.”…