Dec. 29, 2025, 5:04 a.m. CTArnold Myint's cookbook dreams shifted dramatically after his mother's death. The James Beard semifinalist chef grew up in the kitchen of his parents’ International Market & Restaurant. That restaurant first opened in 1975 in the Belmont area of Nashville, bringing Thai food to an audience that had been raised on fried chicken and biscuits.

Source: International New York Times December 29, 2025 11:12 UTC