[7] Chinn was educated at St. George's College in Cairo[8] and Millfield in England[9] before graduating from the Urban School of San Francisco.
[15] He was part of the opening team at the Coconut Grove on Van Ness Avenue, where he became the saucier, but succumbed to a back injury.
[18] In 2014, Chinn moved to London and launched a modern Vietnamese concept at the House of Ho, which occupies the former site of the 2i's Coffee Bar, Soho.
[19] Chinn's television career was launched with his first solo TV show, World Café Asia, on TLC.
[20][3] For the second season, World Café Middle East, Chinn won "Best Entertainment Presenter" at the Asia Television Awards in 2007.