Anthony Myint Explained

Anthony Eric Myint (born May 5, 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, United States) is an American restaurateur, chef, activist, author[1] and food consultant based in the Mission in San Francisco, California. He is a founder of Mission Chinese Food, "The Perennial",[2] Mission Street Food, Mission Cantina, "Mission Burger", "Lt. Waffle", and "Commonwealth Restaurant".[3] He is a pioneer in the environmental and charitable restaurant movement.[4]

Activism

Myint is a leader in the movement to mobilize the restaurant industry toward healthy soil as a solution to the climate crisis. He is the 2019 winner of Basque Culinary World Prize for his non-profit work as Co-Founder of Zero Foodprint and Restore California a collaboration with the state government engaging consumers in the creation of a renewable food system through direct payments to farmers for their role in reversing global warming; the prize recognizes chefs for their contributions to gastronomy outside of the kitchen.[5] Zero Foodprint was named 2020 Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation.[6]

Culinary accolades

Myint was named to Chow.com's 13 most influential people in the food world.[7] and was selected Eater.com's empire builder of the year for San Francisco (2011).[8] Food & Wine Magazine listed Myint among the "Top 40 under 40" big thinkers in the food world for 2010.[9] He was also Charitable Chef of the year by SF Weekly,[10] and one of 7x7 Magazine's "Hot 20" for 2011.[11]

In addition, he has co-written a cookbook with his wife, Karen Leibowitz, Mission Street Food: Recipes and Ideas from an Improbable Restaurant.[12] The book was a New York Times Notable cookbook for 2011.[13]

Pre-culinary career

Myint was raised in Annandale, Virginia the son of Chinese parents, who had immigrated from Burma. He attended the renowned Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology,[14] and graduated from Carleton College, majoring in Economics and Asian studies. After graduating from Carleton, Myint worked for three years in Northern Virginia, in market research, specializing in the travel industry. In 2003, he embarked on a trip around world, eating his way across 31 countries and six continents, exposing himself to a diverse array of culinary traditions.

Culinary career

In 2004, Myint moved to San Francisco, California, where he began working as a line cook, and he eventually landed at Bar Tartine. While working there, he began Mission Street Food, by using a food truck to launch his initial enterprise.[15] He expanded the business and moved to Lung Shan Chinese Restaurant, where on Thursday and Saturday nights Mission Street Food took place.[16] Myint also opened Mission Burger, within the Duc Loi supermarket, but this venture eventually closed.[17] Mission Street Food closed in June 2010, to be replaced by Mission Chinese Food,[18] which opened in Lung Shan restaurant in July 2010 as a new incarnation of the restaurant-within-a-restaurant concept. Mission Chinese Food was named one of San Francisco's top 100 restaurants by Michael Bauer of the San Francisco Chronicle.[19] Anthony Myint continues to work there alongside chef Danny Bowien, who was named a 2011 rising star chef by San Francisco Chronicle.[20] Mission Chinese Food was second on the list of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America,[21] by Bon Appetit Magazine. In 2012, Myint and Bowien opened a second location of Mission Chinese Food in New York, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.[22] In 2013, Bon Appetit Magazine named Mission Chinese Food (both locations) the ninth-most important restaurant in the United States.[23] Bowien and Myint opened a follow-up restaurant, Mission Cantina, in November 2013.[24]

Anthony Myint, along with Bar Tartine alumni, Jason Fox, Xelina Leyba and Ian Muntzert opened a charitable fine-dining establishment, Commonwealth Restaurant, in August 2010 in San Francisco.[25] [26] [27] Commonwealth was named a James Beard Semifinalist in 2011 for Best New Restaurant.[28]

Anthony Myint was the opening chef at "Mission Bowling Club"[29] [30] in San Francisco, which opened in early 2012.[31] The menu features the reappearance of the Mission Burger.[32] In 2013, Myint opened "Lt. Waffle"[33] and "Greensalads.org"[34] inside "Linea Caffe",[35] also in San Francisco's Mission District, in partnership with Andrew Barnett.[36]

In January 2016, Myint opened a new restaurant called "The Perennial",[37] which prioritizes environmental sustainability with co-founder Karen Leibowitz.[38] The Perennial is pledged to promote environmental sustainability in tandem with Zero Foodprint, which Myint founded with Chris Ying, former editor of Lucky Peach, and Peter Freed, environmental expert.[39] In September 2017, Myint became co-chef of The Perennial with Michael Andreatta.[40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barmann . Jay . Mission Street Food Cookbook Goes Up for Pre-Sale - Grub Street San Francisco . Sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com . March 31, 2011. 2013-11-04.
  2. Web site: Home. The Perennial.
  3. Web site: ANTHONY MYINT - Bay Area Blog - NYTimes.com . Bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com . 2010-05-28 . 2013-11-04.
  4. Web site: Inside Scoop SF » Bio: About Michael Bauer . Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com . 2006-04-24 . 2013-11-04.
  5. Web site: US Chef Anthony Myint wins the Basque Culinary World Prize 2019 - Basque Culinary Center. Bculinary.com . 2019-07-17 . 2019-09-13.
  6. Web site: The 2020 Lifetime Achievement Winner and Humanitarian of the Year | James Beard Foundation. www.jamesbeard.org.
  7. Web site: The 2010 CHOW 13 - Feature - Food News . Chow.com . 2010-09-28 . 2013-11-04.
  8. Web site: The Eater Awards 2010 San Francisco Winners, Announced! - Eater Awards 2010 - Eater SF . Sf.eater.com . 2010-11-08 . 2013-11-04.
  9. Web site: Anthony Myint & Danny Bowien: Charitable Chefs | Food & Wine . Foodandwine.com . 2013-11-04.
  10. Web site: San Francisco Best Charitable Chef - Anthony Myint - Best Of San Francisco . SF Weekly . 2013-11-04.
  11. Web site: Hot 20 2011: Anthony Myint, restaurateur and Corey Lee, Benu chef-owner . 7x7 . 2001-07-05 . 2013-11-04.
  12. Web site: Kauffman . Jonathan . McSweeney's to Publish Mission Street Food Cookbook . Blogs.sfweekly.com . 2011-02-07 . 2013-11-04.
  13. News: Notable Cookbooks of 2011. Julia. Moskin. Florence. Fabricant. Pete. Wells. Nick. Fox. The New York Times . 29 November 2011. 24 October 2017. www.nytimes.com.
  14. Web site: TJ Partnership Fund Newsletter, November 2015 . August 19, 2022.
  15. Web site: Mobile Food Alert: The Truck Is Real, and It's Legit - Eater SF . Sf.eater.com . 2008-10-03 . 2013-11-04.
  16. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/01/19/onthejob011909.DTL
  17. Web site: Birdsall . John . Last Call at Mission Burger . Blogs.sfweekly.com . 2010-05-28 . 2013-11-04.
  18. Web site: Michael Bauer . Mission Chinese Food review: Distinct, inexpensive - SFGate . Articles.sfgate.com . 2011-03-06 . 2013-11-04.
  19. Web site: Inside Scoop SF » The 26 new places in the Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants . Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com . 2011-03-31 . 2013-11-04.
  20. Web site: Janny Hu . Danny Bowien: 2011 Rising Star Chef - SFGate . Articles.sfgate.com . 2011-03-13 . 2013-11-04.
  21. Web site: The Best New Restaurants in America, 2011 - Bon Appétit . Bonappetit.com . 2011-08-16 . 2013-11-04.
  22. News: Mission Chinese Food Is Coming to New York. Florence Fabricant. The New York Times. February 13, 2012 . 2013-11-04.
  23. Web site: The 20 most important restaurants 2013 . March 4, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130313144051/http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/20-most-important-restaurants-2013 . March 13, 2013 .
  24. Web site: What to Eat at Mission Cantina, Officially Open Tonight. November 20, 2013 . 24 October 2017.
  25. Web site: About Us | Commonwealth . Commonwealthsf.com . 2013-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501032310/http://www.commonwealthsf.com/about#people . 2011-05-01 . dead .
  26. Web site: Birdsall . John . Bar Tartine Redux at Mission Street Food Spin-Off Commonwealth . Blogs.sfweekly.com . 2010-03-25 . 2013-11-04.
  27. Web site: Birdsall . John . Commonwealth Opens with Polished Cooking and a Deep Sense of Confidence . Blogs.sfweekly.com . 2010-08-10 . 2013-11-04.
  28. Web site: Awards Watch: 2011 Restaurant and Chef Awards Semifinalists. April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110423021313/http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/awards-watch-2011-restaurant-and-chef-awards-semifinalists/ . April 23, 2011 .
  29. Web site: Mission Bowling Club. missionbowlingclub.com.
  30. Web site: Bowling Alley : Eater SF . Sf.eater.com . 2011-03-22 . 2013-11-04.
  31. Web site: Mission Bowling Club : Eater SF . Sf.eater.com . 2013-11-04.
  32. Web site: Mission Bowling Club to Feature the Famed Mission Burger and a Menu by Anthony Myint. April 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601223515/http://onespot.wsj.com/san-francisco/2011/04/26/28c4e/mission-bowling-club-to-feature-the-fame . June 1, 2011 .
  33. Web site: 会社設立を税理士へ相談するメリット – 会社設立を税理士へ相談するメリットについて. www.ltwaffle.com.
  34. Web site: Greensalads - Situs Memberikan Tips Khusus Bermain Bandarq. Greensalads.
  35. Web site: Linea Caffe » A San Francisco Based Coffee Roasting Company and Cafe. Linea Caffe.
  36. Web site: Inside Scoop SF » Linea Caffe opens in the Mission, courtesy of Andrew Barnett and Anthony Myint . Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com . 2013-09-18 . 2013-11-04.
  37. Web site: Is the Perennial the restaurant of the future?. January 15, 2016 .
  38. http://www/sfgate.com/news/article/New-S-F-restaurant-s-mission-Save-the-5825635.php
  39. Web site: Watch Lucky Peach's Chris Ying Introduce Zero Foodprint at MAD. October 30, 2014 . 24 October 2017.
  40. News: San Francisco Chefs Serve Up a Message About Climate Change. Tejal. Rao. The New York Times . 20 September 2017. 24 October 2017. www.nytimes.com.

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