Subject: Arnold Myint

• Nibbles: PM Summer Menu, Brick Oven Pizza Coming to Indian Lake

  July 29, 2008

• Dancing the Cha-Chah

  August 16, 2007

• From sweet and creamy to hot and steamy, theres a cocoa for every relationship

  February 12, 2009

• ChaChah Chocolate ChaChaChaChaChah

  I AM POSTING THIS LATE AT NIGHT AFTER DINING AT CHACHAH, which is stunning and buzzing and where I slurped down a cup of the thickest and most decadent hot chocolate I have ever tasted, which was flavored with cinnamon and coconut milk and cream and poured from a pretty white teapot into a pretty white cup with a single chocolate-covered homemade marshmallow that wilted under the heat of the cinnamon-coconut-chocolate sludge to create a swirl of brown and white with a consistency that was neit

  January 27, 2009

• ChaChah Hosts Monday Chef's Table

  A centerpiece of ChaChah, Arnold Myint's new Spanish-flavored tapas bar on Belmont, is the long tall table at the core of the fabulously renovated house. Starting March 2, Arnold will put it to use on Monday evenings when he hosts a chef's table for the culinary adventurous. With items not always found on the menu, a ChaChah chef's table might include six courses with small plates such as spicy gambas toast with quail egg; bacalao-and-chickpea brandade; squid ink fideos; pig ear salad with mango

  February 23, 2009

• The Week in Reviews, Episode 1: ChaChah

  This week's dining column breaks from the standard format, in that instead of a single review of an established restaurant, it delivers several capsules of new places, some of which I'll be reviewing as soon as they've been open a little longer. This week I'll parcel out the reviewlets, like a dim sum cart dropping off tasty morsels. The first preview is of ChaChah. (The dim sum cart will circle back tomorrow with another one. Stay tuned.) ChaChah If you like PM, you'll love ChaChah, the sec

  February 19, 2009

• The Week in Food Events: Monday

  The following events come from this week's dining column, which provides a round-up of weekly dining promotions. Smokin' Monday at Corner Pub If anything can make you look forward to Monday, it's the porky pilings at Corner Pub on Monday night. With stores in midtown, Bellevue and Green Hills (the last one is no longer affiliated with the others), the Corner Pub brand has a loyal weekly following when big barrel smokers fire up to grill ribs, sausage, wings and pork loin. About $20 buys mor

  March 23, 2009

• ChaChah's Reservation Policy: At a Minimum, I'd Call It Interesting

  It will come as no surprise to anyone who read this week's dining column that I am a huge fan of ChaChah. Arnold Myint's newest Belmont Boulevard enterprise hits on every cylinder--from moderate portions and prices to creative compositions and cocktails. After I wrote the review, though, I heard about a policy that leaves me with mixed feelings. A friend called ChaChah to make a reservation for six and was told that there would be a $20 minimum per person to reserve a table for a group that s

  March 27, 2009

• Arnold Myint's ChaChah makes a big impression with smaller plates

  March 26, 2009

• How to eat out every night in Nashville

  March 19, 2009

• Damn the economy, full steam ahead for seven new area restaurants

  February 19, 2009

• The Meat of the Matter

  May 1, 2008

• Best of Nashville Food & Drink

  October 4, 2007

• Like Night and Day

  Arnold Myint brings contemporary flair to his family’s restaurant spin-off

  June 28, 2007

• Something Yummy to Midtown Comes

  If you heard Arnold Myint's presentation about restaurants and architecture at Zeitgeist gallery last week, you may have caught a whisper about his new venture. But if you didn't happen to be in the room at that time, you're not getting any details out of him--not yet, anyway. The chef/owner of ChaChah and PM will confirm, however, that he and another Nashville Original are teaming up to launch a concept in Midtown later this year. Expect a very Myinty-flavored enterprise with a focus on small

  June 10, 2009

• Twice Bitten: The Weekly Rehash

  This week on Bites we said goodbye to an old, but not old enough friend, when Ombi: A Gastropub closed its doors for good. On the plus side, we got word that Judge Bean's is rising again, this time in Brentwood, and that Arnold Myint is cooking up something in midtown. We checked in on Sweet CeCe's, the cool new froyo store in the Belle Meade Hill Center. We also made a list of empty restaurant spaces we'd like to see filled. We waged a culinary battle between the margaritas at Cantina Laredo a

  June 12, 2009

• Just in Time for Our CMA Fest Visitors

  Behold Metro Ass Transit: We love us grillin' us some super thick bologna. Photo courtesy of restaurateur extraordinaire Arnold Myint and his very interesting food blog, A Hint of Myint. Great shot, but keep your hands on the wheel, Aye!

  June 16, 2009

• Hip Compass Points to Nashville

  A few weeks back, West Coast e-zine writer Michelle Strashoon, stopped in to get a taste of Nashville. Gaylord chef Forrest Parker squired Strashoon around one day, and Arnold Myint hosted her the next. Between the two of them, Myint and Parker gave Strashoon a lightning tour of the city, with culinary highlights including Cupcake Collection, Swett's, City House, Zola, tayst, ChaChah, Las Paletas, Rumours East, Watermark, Patterson House, Mirror and the Opryland compound. Strashoon chronicled

  June 19, 2009

• A Hint of Myint at Farmers' Market Saturday

  The Chefs at the Market series continues this weekend with Arnold Myint, chef/owner of ChaChah and PM, who will offer a cooking demonstration at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 27 in the Market Hall at 900 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard. Depending on availability of fresh ingredients, Myint is planning to prepare the following menu: Asian Cucumber Salad with Miso Vinaigrette Peanut Sauce Chicken Salad Wild Mushroom Salad with Spinach, Apples and Charred Onions Spicy Red Curry Seafood Pasta with Market Veget

  June 26, 2009

• Midweek Check-In

  We're halfway through Nashville Originals Restaurant Week 2009, or as I like to call it, "Get your ass to your personal trainer next Week." Have you been taking advantage of the incredible opportunities offered by our local independent restaurateurs to try out a new place you've never been to or an old favorite you've missed of late? The 25 participating restaurants represent a whole gamut of dining options, from comfortable neighborhood pub fare to haute cuisine and everything in between. Whil

  July 1, 2009

• PM/ChaChah and Tribe/Play Owners Team Up on Church Street

  Belmont Boulevard restaurant impresario Arnold Myint, owner of PM and ChaChah, is teaming up with Zeus Enterprises principles David Taylor, Keith Blaydes, Joe Brown and Todd Roman--the team behind Tribe, Play and Red--to introduce a dining concept that combines Zeus' tradition of nightlife entertainment with Myint's culinary vision. The yet-to-be-named restaurant-bar will be located in the space that currently houses Red. Executive chef Myint will create a menu to serve the 100 diners in the Re

  July 8, 2009

• Here Comes Yum: Myint's Church Street Plan Gets a Name

  Arnold Myint and the Zeus entertainment team have unveiled the name of their much-anticipated Church Street enterprise: Suzy Wong's House of Yum. The name is a reference to the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong, starring William Holden, about a struggling artist who unknowingly rents a room in a house of ill repute in Hong Kong and ends up falling in love with one of the working girls. On Church Street, the name is intended to fuse the nightlife culture of Zeus' brands Tribe and Play and the A

  July 16, 2009

• Is it a Sin to ChaChah on the Sabbath?

   Sure, any old website can tell you what to do on a Friday or Saturday night. (I'm looking at you, Heather Byrd.) But it takes some real insight to come up with suggestions to get you out of the house on Sunday and Monday. Before you can blink twice, it'll be the beginning of the NFL season; so take advantage of these deals while your Sunday afternoons and Monday nights are still free. Recognizing that diners can use a little economic stimulus themselves, Arnold Myint and the staff at ChaC

  July 24, 2009

• On and Off the Menu: The July Update

  ​The second half of 2009 got a shot of restaurant adrenaline, with a rush of openings and announcements of projects on the way. Among the headlines, PM and ChaChah owner Arnold Myint is conspiring with the Tribe/Play team to launch Suzy Wong's House of Yum on Church Street later this year. Over in the Gulch, Virago and Lime owner Chris Hyndman announced plans to launch Kayne Prime steak house and The Whiskey Kitchen as part of a full-block development on McGavock between 11th and 12th, t

  August 4, 2009

• Calling Doctor Bombay! Emergency! Come Right Away!

  In another sign that Nashvegas is moving into the upper echelon of the food and drink universe, we have been named a Top 40 cocktail market. Our fair city made the cut in the 3rd annual edition of the Bombay Sapphire/GQ Magazine Inspired Bartender Search, and five talented local mixologists were invited to compete in the semifinals Tuesday night at Cabana. James Moreland with contestant Gina Duke at Midtown Café​James Moreland, brand ambassador for Bombay Sapphire, said he specifically r

  August 6, 2009

• Feed Bag for August 20

  Yazoo Brewery debuted a new beer this week. The Beer Named Sue is a cherry-wood porter. It's on tap at Broadway Brewhouse and 12hSouth Taproom. Read more about it and keep up with added tap locations at the Yazoo blog. ​ Shakespeare in the Park 's production of Taming of the Shrew continues through August 23 (that's Sunday). As if Arnold Myint weren't busy enough, he's also peddling Chachah's menu to playgoers. Available on site are Chachah's noshy dips, summer rolls, adobo-spiced nuts and

  August 20, 2009

• Preview to a Kill-Suzy Wong's House of Yum

  ​If you were to wander over to www.suzywongsnashville.com, you'd find that they are now taking reservations for dinner starting tonight on OpenTable.com. The restaurant staff has spent the past week getting ready for your patronage and a brief visit to a preview on Monday night proved that it might just be worth a trip down Church Street to share a few plates with Suzy. Nashville restaurateur Arnold Myint, owner of PM and ChaChah, has teamed up with the folks from Zeus Enterprises, the te

  September 8, 2009

• Best of Nashville 2009: Food and Drink

  October 15, 2009

• Arnold Myint merges his culinary whimsy with the vibe of Church Street at Suzy Wong’s House of Yum

  October 15, 2009

• Yummy: Chocolate Fondue at Suzy Wong's

  ​ In this week's review of Suzy Wong's House of Yum, the new joint venture on Church Street between Arnold Myint and the guys at Zeus Entertainment, I raved about the patio, which must be one of the best outdoor dining spots in the city. While Suzy Wong's lives up to the freshness and quality of Myint's PM, it does not strike the note of culinary drama found at ChaChah. For example, there's no bison bone hollowed out and served with tempura-fried marrow. Suzy's offers well-executed versi

  October 16, 2009

• Suzy Wong's House of Lunch

  ​Getting a jump on another fine dining establishment that has recently announced plans to offer lunch, Suzy Wong's House of Yum on Church Street started serving midday meals this week. Available 11-2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, SWHoY lunch includes a few soups and salads along with several small plates for snacking and sharing. From previous experience I can recommend the Asian Wonton Nachos with Five Spice Pork as an excellent starter. The main lunch options are based around their "S

  November 6, 2009

• Ditch the Dip: Cha Chah-rcuterie

  ​A recent visit to Cha Chah on Belmont revealed a slight course correction on their small plate offerings. In place of several of the various dips that used to populate the menu is a new Charcuterie and Queso Board. As much as I'll miss that white bean and fennel dip, I was impressed with the new additions. The Cha Chah team of Arnold Myint, Sebastian Silbereis and their secret weapon in all things porcine, Larry Carlisle, the Sausage Guy, have created a mix-and-match platter of house-cur

  December 22, 2009

• Savor Bargain Menus During Restaurant Week

  Some of Nashville's very best restaurants are offering spectacular deals on meals this week as part of Nashville Originals' Restaurant Week, which runs Monday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. ​17. The Originals are a nonprofit, loosely organized collection of independent Nashville restaurants that have banded together to try to match the marketing clout of the national chains. A big way they promote their member restaurants -- and the concept of dining locally -- is with their annual Restau

  January 8, 2010

• Two Chefs Share Two Visions at ChaChah Benefit Dinner

  Click image to embiggen​Nashville chefs Jeremy Barlow and Arnold Myint will be sharing the kitchen at ChaChah on Monday, Feb.1, to benefit Nashville Pride. The "2 Chefs/2 Visions" event will feature two appetizers, two entrées and two desserts from two of the most creative chefs in town. Your $75 donation to Nashville Pride also gets you two drinks. A wine flight pairing will be available for an additional $25. Cocktails start at 6:30 p.m. The three-course menu is served at 7:30. Ticke

  January 26, 2010

• Smiling Elephant's Handcrafted food and decor bring warmth—and heat!—to Eighth Avenue

  January 28, 2010

• Smiling Elephant Makes Eyes Water With Joy

  Eric EnglandA cool Thai iced tea or coffee is handy when trying the pad thai at the delightful Smiling Elephant on Eight Avenue.​This week's dining review features The Smiling Elephant, the twee Thai restaurant on Eighth Avenue owned by the uncle of ChaChah's Arnold Myint and brother of International Market's Patti Myint. (Can you imagine a family dinner with this restaurant dynasty?) I love the Smiling Elephant. In fact, virtually my only criticism was that some of the foods -- green cur

  January 28, 2010