Here it dazzles with bright herbs and curry, studded with just the right amount of freshly diced pineapple, creating the perfect balance of sweet and spicy, hot and cold, rich and refreshing.įor starters, tom kha gai coconut soup is always a fan favorite, but Thai Fresh elevates it. Khao pad sapparod, aka pineapple fried rice, typically a cloying sweet canned-fruit disaster, is a revelation at Thai Fresh. I appreciated the option to choose not only my preferred protein - shrimp, beef, pork, chicken, tofu, tempeh or pork belly - but also two seasonal vegetables. My server recommended the kaeng karee, a mild Indian-inspired yellow curry that had incredible complexity and a surprising afterburn. And in today’s over-the-top Instagram food scene, it’s refreshing that Thai Fresh isn’t afraid to be subtle.Īlthough curries are ubiquitous in Thai cuisine, Sanitchat’s are something special. Like the chicken rice, it’s not flashy or complicated, but it’s terrific. In a similar vein is the kao ka moo: moist shredded pork roasted in five spice powder and served atop rice with steamed gai lan broccoli, a sprinkling of chopped herbs and a zippy sauce. It’s honest, humble and delicious - the kind of dish I could eat every day (and many people in Thailand do). Some of my favorite dishes at Thai Fresh are the simplest, like the khao man kai: steamed rice topped with tender shredded chicken, cucumber slices, fresh herbs and an addictive ginger-garlic-soy-lime sauce. Thai Fresh, opened a decade ago by Thailand native Jam Sanitchat and her husband, Bruce, serves all the classics you know and love, but also some unexpected stunners not found on most menus. It’s time to shake up your Thai routine - and there’s a funky little café in South Austin that’ll do just that. Which means it’s also gotten homogenized, predictable and, well, a little boring. What once seemed exotic has become a staple in the American diet. Even my staid Midwestern in-laws in Canton, Ohio, like Thai food. Jam and Bruce hope to bring Austin the finest quality Thai food.A South Austin favorite continues to delight with authentic and craveable Thai dishesīy Karen Spezia Photographs by Holly Cowartĭo you like Thai food? Of course you do. After their son, Leo, was born, Jam started back at Austin Farmers' Market downtown and at the Triangle.īruce's experience in restaurant business and Jam's love for cooking has grown into a store that incorporates delicious meals, groceries and cooking classes. Then, she started a stand at Sunset Valley Farmers' Market to promote her food and her services. In 2004, Jam started offering cooking classes in her home kitchen and in people's kitchen. Jam started to cook since she was five years old following her grandmother in the kitchen. Jam grew up in Thailand and came to Austin in 2001 as a graduate student at UT. If you have eaten at Old Pecan Street Cafe, the Tavern, Good Eats or Hoover's Cooking in the last 25 years, you have probably seen or met him at some point. Their passion for food led to openning the doors of Thai Fresh at 4 pm on August 6th 2008.īruce has been in the food business scene in Austin as long as he lived here. Jam Sanitchat and Bruce Barnes met at Hoover's Cooking when Bruce was a manager.
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