Khaosan Thai co-owner Anukul Phanoong worked as a cook while going to college in the mountain city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, and later immersed himself in the street food of Bangkok. Photo by Robert Eliason.
Sama Acharya, owner of Urban Momo in San Jose, came to the United States in 2015. She and her husband first moved to San Francisco and then relocated their business to San Jose. Photo by Robert Eliason.
At Island Taste Caribbean Grill, Dorianne St. Fleur, whose family is Jamaican, and husband Marc, whose family is Haitian, blended the countries’ foods with their own flare. Photo by Robert Eliason.