May 2017, after 17 years of business, she closed the Annisa on financial grounds, because of the continuous increase of real estate taxes and of minimum wages. Television appearances 2005: Appearance on the first season of Iron Chef America. She competed against Iron Chef Mario Batali in Battle Mushrooms, defeating Batali by a score of 54-45. She was the first challenger to win a battle on Iron Chef America and remained the only female challenger to win until Traci Des Jardins defeated Batali in Episode 5 of Season 2. 2009: Contestant on the first season of Top Chef Masters. She finished in fourth place among the 24 competing chefs, earning $20,000 for her chosen charity, SHARE. 2011: Contestant on Chopped: All-Stars Tournament. She lost to Nate Appleman. In 2018 she was profiled in Maya Gallus's documentary film The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution. Works Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One, Knopf, 2018 See also History of the Chinese Americans in Metro Detroit References External links Annisa Restaurant Official Website Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American people of Malaysian descent American television chefs American women restaurateurs American restaurateurs People from Birmingham, Michigan American people of Chinese descent Columbia College (New York) alumni Place of birth missing (living people) American women chefs Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants Concord Academy alumni Asian American chefs 21st-century American women LGBT chefs