Nikky Phinyawatana is a visionary entrepreneur – the creator and owner of Dallas’ highly acclaimed, award-winning Asian Mint Restaurants. Nikky grew up in Bangkok, Thailand and ventured to Dallas, Texas where she graduated from Hockaday in 1996.  She received her Bachelors in Business Administration majoring in Entrepreneur Studies and Marketing from Babson College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She attended El Centro College Culinary School in Dallas, Texas. Nikky and her husband reside in Dallas with their two beautiful children.

Asian Mint was awarded Dallas Eater’s #1 Best Thai Food and Culture Map’s Top 100 Restaurants. Asian Mint has received accolades from USA Today, Zagat, Dallas Observer, and D Magazine. Chef Nikky infuses love and passion into her innovative Asian Fusion menus, as well as her dedication to philanthropic work. She is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, which provides mentorship and scholarships for the next wave of women culinary students, as well as serving as Vice President of the Greater Dallas Restaurant Association and Board of Trustee of the Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation.

Most recently, Chef Nikky was the recipient of the Women That Soar Award for
“Business Award of the Year 2017.” The event was broadcasted nationally as part of
the Women That Soar 10th Anniversary television program. The eWomenNetwork
awarded Nikky with “Business Matchmaker of the Year 2017.” She closed the year
with an invitation by the James Beard House Foundation in New York City to prepare a special dinner celebrating Loy Krathong, Thailand’s lunar festival.