Episode 14: Anita Lo

This weeks guest on Chefs Story is Anita Lo, chef and owner of Annisa restaurant in NYC and author of Cooking Without Borders. Citing multicultural influences, Anita explains how she fell in love with food growing up in Michigan and traveling the world with her self proclaimed food tourist family. From France to Iran, Anita took cues from all of her travels and experiences before opening Annisa, in New Yorks Greenwich Village. Find out what it took to open Annisa and how Anita has found continued success through her cooking, media appearances and writing. What was it like working with David Bouley? How did 9/11 affect the success of Annisa? How did the Food Network affect Anitas career? Tune in to Chefs Story and hear the whole story! This program was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Learn more about A Second Helping Fundraiser that Anita is involved with here. Ive always called cooking a lifestyle choice of the obsessive compulsive. I was taught French cuisine - I had to learn Asian cuisine. David Bouley taught me about ingredients. He was farm to table before anybody else was. Im a nocturnal person which fits well with having a restaurant thats only open for dinner. --chef Anita Lo on Chefs Story