Those of us who remember buying pad thai and mango sticky rice from Jam Sanitchat at the Downtown farmers’ market when our now-teens were babes in arms shed a proud tear when we think about her successful Thai restaurant and gluten-free bakery in Bouldin, not to mention the publication of her Thai Fresh cookbook in late 2020.

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