![]() ![]() But as they were preparing to reopen in March 2020, the pandemic arrived, and they decamped to Lombaer’s aunt’s house in Sagaponack. In fall and winter, they’d travel through Asia in the spring, they’d return to the truck. After Aiemsaard arrived in Brooklyn, the couple worked side by side, turning out plates of noodles while growing their new business and life together. Aimsaard, who has a background in design, handled the branding and graphics Lombaer tested recipes and navigated the logistics of opening a food truck in New York City. While they waited for the visa process to be completed - with Aiemsaard in Bangkok and Lombaer in Brooklyn - they dreamed up Warung Roadside, a pad Thai truck fabricated out of an old hot-dog cart. They applied for a marriage license immediately. By the end of the trip, three months later, Lombaer convinced Aiemsaard to move to New York. A few days later, Aiemsaard took Lombaer outside Bangkok to her family’s hometown of Samut Sakhon for a seafood feast, and soon after, they decided to travel together, falling in love as they learned recipes everywhere they went. ![]() They got together and immediately found a shared passion: eating. It was the first time she agreed to go out with someone she’d met on Tinder. He decided to try the online-dating scene, swiping right on Aiemsaard. He’d bought a one-way ticket, looking to immerse himself in the country’s food, having grown disenchanted with his job as a line cook in Brooklyn. In 2016, Trevor Lombaer was traveling in Thailand. “Home” is Bangkok, where Little Grenjai got its start. ![]() “But our holy basil pork stir-fry - that’s something I eat almost every single day when I’m home.” “Thai people don’t eat pad Thai everyday,” she says. With just 13 items, plus a few sides including jasmine rice, the focused list was inspired by the food co-owner Sutathip Aiemsaard craves when she’s homesick for her native Thailand. Little Grenjai co-owners Trevor Lombaer and Sutathip Aiemsaard.Īt Little Grenjai, a new Thai delivery spot that opened this past spring among the ever-growing high-rises of Downtown Brooklyn, the menu is very short. ![]()
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