Canadian celebrity chef Ken Kostick, who hosted the long-running television show What's for Dinner with Ken and Mary Jo, has died.

He was 58.

Kostick's partner made the announcement on his Facebook page Saturday.

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He said Kostick died Friday of acute pancreatitis.

Kostick had reunited with Mary Jo Eustace to host He Said, She Said with Ken and Mary Jo on the W Network.

He was also the author of several bestselling cookbooks.

Kostick was born in Winnipeg in 1953.