Anthony Myint

Anthony Eric Myint (born May 5, 1978, Falls Church, Virginia, United States) is an American restaurateur, chef, activist, author{{cite web|last=Barmann |first=Jay |url=http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2011/03/mission_street_food_cookbook_g.html |title=Mission Street Food Cookbook Goes Up for Pre-Sale - Grub Street San Francisco |publisher=Sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com |date= March 31, 2011|accessdate=2013-11-04}} and food consultant based in the Mission in San Francisco, California. He is a founder of [http://missionchinesefood.com Mission Chinese Food], "The Perennial",{{cite web|url=http://www.theperennialsf.com/|title=Home|website=The Perennial}} Mission Street Food, Mission Cantina, "Mission Burger", "Lt. Waffle", and "Commonwealth Restaurant".{{cite web|url=http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/anthony-myint/ |title=ANTHONY MYINT - Bay Area Blog - NYTimes.com |publisher=Bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} He is a pioneer in the [http://zerofoodprint.org environmental] and charitable restaurant movement.{{cite web|author= |url=http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/amyint/bio/ |title=Inside Scoop SF » Bio: About Michael Bauer |publisher=Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com |date=2006-04-24 |accessdate=2013-11-04}}

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 [http://zerofoodprint.org Zero Foodprint] and [http://restore.global 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bculinary.com/en/noticias/anthony-myint-wins-the-basque-culinary-world-prize-2019 |title=US Chef Anthony Myint wins the Basque Culinary World Prize 2019 - Basque Culinary Center|publisher=Bculinary.com |date = 2019-07-17 |accessdate=2019-09-13}} Zero Foodprint was named 2020 Humanitarian of the Year by the James Beard Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/the-2020-lifetime-achievement-winner-and-humanitarian-of-the-year|title=The 2020 Lifetime Achievement Winner and Humanitarian of the Year | James Beard Foundation|website=www.jamesbeard.org}}

Culinary accolades

Myint was named to Chow.com's 13 most influential people in the food world.{{cite web|url=http://www.chow.com/food-news/59373/the-2010-chow-13/10/?tag=the13_content;upper_pagednav |title=The 2010 CHOW 13 - Feature - Food News |publisher=Chow.com |date=2010-09-28 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} and was selected Eater.com's empire builder of the year for San Francisco (2011).{{cite web|author= |url=http://sf.eater.com/archives/2010/11/08/the_eater_awards_2010_san_francisco_winners_announced.php#more |title=The Eater Awards 2010 San Francisco Winners, Announced! - Eater Awards 2010 - Eater SF |publisher=Sf.eater.com |date=2010-11-08 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} Food & Wine Magazine listed Myint among the "Top 40 under 40" big thinkers in the food world for 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/40-big-food-thinkers-under-40-anthony-myint-danny-bowien |title=Anthony Myint & Danny Bowien: Charitable Chefs | Food & Wine |publisher=Foodandwine.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}} He was also Charitable Chef of the year by SF Weekly,{{cite web|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2009/award/best-charitable-chef-1526223/ |title=San Francisco Best Charitable Chef - Anthony Myint - Best Of San Francisco |publisher=SF Weekly |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}} and one of 7x7 Magazine's "Hot 20" for 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.7x7.com/magazine/hot-20-2011-anthony-myint-restaurateur-and-corey-lee-benu-chef-owner |title=Hot 20 2011: Anthony Myint, restaurateur and Corey Lee, Benu chef-owner |publisher=7x7 |date=2001-07-05 |accessdate=2013-11-04}}

In addition, he has co-written a cookbook with his wife, Karen Leibowitz, Mission Street Food: Recipes and Ideas from an Improbable Restaurant.{{cite web|last=Kauffman |first=Jonathan |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/02/mcsweeneys_to_publish_a_missio.php |title=McSweeney's to Publish Mission Street Food Cookbook |publisher=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=2011-02-07 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} The book was a New York Times Notable cookbook for 2011.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/dining/notable-cookbooks-of-2011.html|title=Notable Cookbooks of 2011|first1=Julia|last1=Moskin|first2=Florence|last2=Fabricant|first3=Pete|last3=Wells|first4=Nick|last4=Fox|work=The New York Times |date=29 November 2011|publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2017|via=www.nytimes.com}}

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,{{cite web |title=TJ Partnership Fund Newsletter, November 2015 |url=https://www.tjpartnershipfund.org/uploaded/photos/Newsletters/TJPF_Newsletter_Fall_2015.pdf |access-date=August 19, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|author= |url=http://sf.eater.com/archives/2008/10/03/mobile_food_alert_the_truck_is_real_and_its_legit.php |title=Mobile Food Alert: The Truck Is Real, and It's Legit - Eater SF |publisher=Sf.eater.com |date=2008-10-03 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} He expanded the business and moved to Lung Shan Chinese Restaurant, where on Thursday and Saturday nights Mission Street Food took place.[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/01/19/onthejob011909.DTL]{{dead link|date=January 2021}} Myint also opened Mission Burger, within the Duc Loi supermarket, but this venture eventually closed.{{cite web|last=Birdsall |first=John |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/05/tomorrow_is_mission_burgers_la.php |title=Last Call at Mission Burger |publisher=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=2010-05-28 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} Mission Street Food closed in June 2010, to be replaced by Mission Chinese Food,{{cite web|author=Michael Bauer |url=https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Mission-Chinese-Food-review-Distinct-inexpensive-2299529.php |title=Mission Chinese Food review: Distinct, inexpensive - SFGate |publisher=Articles.sfgate.com |date=2011-03-06 |access-date=2013-11-04}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2011/03/31/the-26-new-places-in-the-top-100-bay-area-restaurants/ |title=Inside Scoop SF » The 26 new places in the Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants |publisher=Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com |date=2011-03-31 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} Anthony Myint continues to work there alongside chef Danny Bowien, who was named a 2011 rising star chef by San Francisco Chronicle.{{cite web|author=Janny Hu |url=https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Danny-Bowien-2011-Rising-Star-Chef-2471728.php |title=Danny Bowien: 2011 Rising Star Chef - SFGate |publisher=Articles.sfgate.com |date=2011-03-13 |access-date=2013-11-04}} Mission Chinese Food was second on the list of the 10 Best New Restaurants in America,{{cite web|url=http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/slideshows/2011/09/best-new-restaurants-america#slide=9 |title=The Best New Restaurants in America, 2011 - Bon Appétit |publisher=Bonappetit.com |date=2011-08-16 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/mission-chinese-food-is-coming-to-new-york/|title=Mission Chinese Food Is Coming to New York|author=Florence Fabricant|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 13, 2012 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} In 2013, Bon Appetit Magazine named Mission Chinese Food (both locations) the ninth-most important restaurant in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/20-most-important-restaurants-2013|title=The 20 most important restaurants 2013 |accessdate=March 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313144051/http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/20-most-important-restaurants-2013 |archivedate=March 13, 2013 }} Bowien and Myint opened a follow-up restaurant, Mission Cantina, in November 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/11/mission-cantina-food.html|title=What to Eat at Mission Cantina, Officially Open Tonight|date=November 20, 2013 |publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2017}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.commonwealthsf.com/about#people |title=About Us | Commonwealth |publisher=Commonwealthsf.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501032310/http://www.commonwealthsf.com/about#people |archive-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Birdsall |first=John |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/03/commonwealth_chef_jason_fox_mi.php |title=Bar Tartine Redux at Mission Street Food Spin-Off Commonwealth |publisher=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=2010-03-25 |accessdate=2013-11-04}}{{cite web|last=Birdsall |first=John |url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/2010/08/commonwealth_mission_jason_fox_anthony_myint.php |title=Commonwealth Opens with Polished Cooking and a Deep Sense of Confidence |publisher=Blogs.sfweekly.com |date=2010-08-10 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} Commonwealth was named a James Beard Semifinalist in 2011 for Best New Restaurant.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/awards-watch-2011-restaurant-and-chef-awards-semifinalists/ |title=Awards Watch: 2011 Restaurant and Chef Awards Semifinalists|accessdate=April 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423021313/http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/index.php/2011/02/awards-watch-2011-restaurant-and-chef-awards-semifinalists/ |archivedate=April 23, 2011 }}

Anthony Myint was the opening chef at "Mission Bowling Club"{{cite web|url=http://missionbowlingclub.com/|title=Mission Bowling Club|website=missionbowlingclub.com}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://sf.eater.com/tags/bowling-alley |title=Bowling Alley : Eater SF |publisher=Sf.eater.com |date=2011-03-22 |accessdate=2013-11-04}} in San Francisco, which opened in early 2012.{{cite web|url=http://sf.eater.com/tags/mission-bowling-club |title=Mission Bowling Club : Eater SF |publisher=Sf.eater.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-04}} The menu features the reappearance of the Mission Burger.{{cite web|url=http://onespot.wsj.com/san-francisco/2011/04/26/28c4e/mission-bowling-club-to-feature-the-fame |title=Mission Bowling Club to Feature the Famed Mission Burger and a Menu by Anthony Myint|accessdate=April 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601223515/http://onespot.wsj.com/san-francisco/2011/04/26/28c4e/mission-bowling-club-to-feature-the-fame |archivedate=June 1, 2011 }} In 2013, Myint opened "Lt. Waffle"{{cite web|url=http://www.ltwaffle.com/|title=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|website=www.ltwaffle.com}} and "Greensalads.org"{{Cite web|url=http://www.greensalads.org/|title=Greensalads - Situs Memberikan Tips Khusus Bermain Bandarq|website=Greensalads}} inside "Linea Caffe",{{cite web|url=http://lineacaffe.com/|title=Linea Caffe » A San Francisco Based Coffee Roasting Company and Cafe|website=Linea Caffe}} also in San Francisco's Mission District, in partnership with Andrew Barnett.{{cite web|url=http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2013/09/18/linea-caffe-opens-in-the-mission-courtesy-of-andrew-barnett-and-anthony-myint/ |title=Inside Scoop SF » Linea Caffe opens in the Mission, courtesy of Andrew Barnett and Anthony Myint |publisher=Insidescoopsf.sfgate.com |date=2013-09-18 |accessdate=2013-11-04}}

In January 2016, Myint opened a new restaurant called "The Perennial",{{cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/Is-the-Perennial-the-restaurant-of-the-future-6760149.php?t=d5bf8e95ea8cb1714c|title=Is the Perennial the restaurant of the future?|date=January 15, 2016 |publisher=}} which prioritizes environmental sustainability with co-founder Karen Leibowitz.[http://www/sfgate.com/news/article/New-S-F-restaurant-s-mission-Save-the-5825635.php]{{dead link|date=January 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.eater.com/2014/10/30/7133635/watch-lucky-peachs-chris-ying-introduce-zero-footprint-at-mad|title=Watch Lucky Peach's Chris Ying Introduce Zero Foodprint at MAD|date=October 30, 2014 |publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2017}} In September 2017, Myint became co-chef of The Perennial with Michael Andreatta.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/dining/san-francisco-chefs-climate-change.html|title=San Francisco Chefs Serve Up a Message About Climate Change|first=Tejal|last=Rao|work=The New York Times |date=20 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=24 October 2017|via=www.nytimes.com}}