Anthony Myint
American chef and restaurateur (born 1978)

Anthony Eric Myint (born May 5, 1978, Falls Church, Virginia) is an American chef, author, and restaurateur based in San Francisco, California.[1][2]

Myint is co-founder of several San Francisco restaurants, including Mission Chinese Food, The Perennial, Mission Street Food, Mission Cantina, Mission Burger, Lt. Waffle, and Commonwealth Restaurant.[3]

Early life

Myint was raised in Annandale, Virginia, by parents who had immigrated from Myanmar. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.[4] He later graduated from Carleton College with majors in economics and Asian studies.[5]

Culinary career

Myint moved to San Francisco in 2004 and worked as a line cook at Bar Tartine before founding Mission Street Food, a food truck enterprise.[6] He launched Mission Chinese Food inside Lung Shan restaurant in July 2010.[7]

In August 2010, Myint co-founded Commonwealth Restaurant, a charitable fine-dining venture in San Francisco.[8] Mission Chinese Food expanded to New York's Lower East Side in February 2012.[9]

Myint opened Mission Bowling Club in early 2012, reviving his Mission Burger recipe at a bowling alley concept.[10]

In January 2016, Myint and co-founder Karen Leibowitz opened The Perennial, a restaurant focused on environmental sustainability, featuring produce from Zero Foodprint initiatives.[11][12]

Culinary accolades

Myint was named one of the "Chow 13" most influential people in food by Chow.com in 2010.[13] Eater SF selected him as its Empire Builder of the Year for San Francisco in 2011.[14] Food & Wine magazine included him among its "40 Big Food Thinkers Under 40" for 2010.[15]

SF Weekly named Myint its Charitable Chef of the Year in 2009.[16] 7x7 magazine featured him in its "Hot 20" restaurants list for 2011.[17]

With Karen Leibowitz, Myint co-authored Mission Street Food: Recipes and Ideas from an Improbable Restaurant, published by McSweeney's in 2011. The New York Times named it a Notable Cookbook of 2011.[18]

References

  1. ^ Barmann, Jay (March 31, 2011). "Mission Street Food Cookbook Goes Up for Pre-Sale". Grub Street San Francisco. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Fabricant, Florence (February 14, 2012). "Mission Chinese Food Is Coming to New York". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Opens with Polished Cooking and a Deep Sense of Confidence". Commonwealth SF. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "TJ Partnership Fund Newsletter" (PDF). TJ Partnership Fund. November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Alumni Employment Statistics" (PDF). Carleton College Institutional Research. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Mobile Food Alert: The Truck Is Real, and It's Legit". Eater SF. October 3, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Michael Bauer (March 6, 2011). "Mission Chinese Food review: Distinct, inexpensive". SFGate. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  8. ^ "Commonwealth Opens with Polished Cooking and a Deep Sense of Confidence". Commonwealth SF. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  9. ^ Fabricant, Florence (February 14, 2012). "Mission Chinese Food Is Coming to New York". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bowling Alley: Mission Bowling Club". Eater SF. March 22, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  11. ^ "Is the Perennial the Restaurant of the Future?". San Francisco Chronicle. January 15, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  12. ^ Rao, Tejal (September 20, 2017). "San Francisco Chefs Serve Up a Message About Climate Change". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  13. ^ "The 2010 CHOW 13". Chow.com. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "The Eater Awards 2010 San Francisco Winners, Announced!". Eater SF. November 8, 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "Anthony Myint & Danny Bowien: Charitable Chefs". Food & Wine. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "Best Charitable Chef: Anthony Myint". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on December 1, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  17. ^ "Hot 20 2011: Anthony Myint, restaurateur". 7x7. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  18. ^ Moskin, Julia; Fabricant, Florence; Wells, Pete; Fox, Nick (November 29, 2011). "Notable Cookbooks of 2011". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  • Missionchinesefood.com
  • ZeroFoodprint.org
  • Restore.Global
  • theperennialsf.com
  • Missionstreetfood.com
  • Commonwealthsf.com
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