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Fairbanks Thrives with Thai Restaurants and Hydroponic Tea

6/28/2026

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Fairbanks, Alaska, hosts fifteen Thai restaurants and other world cuisines despite its remote interior location.
Charlie Boonprasert and Tutu Navachai run Thai House and Lemongrass and travel each winter to Thailand for specialty ingredients.
Jenny Tse’s Sipping Streams Tea uses a hydroponic greenhouse to supply award-winning blends for gamers and elders, supporting Alaskan food-sustainability.

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Story summary

Fairbanks, Alaska, hosts fifteen Thai restaurants and other world cuisines despite its remote interior location.
Charlie Boonprasert and Tutu Navachai run Thai House and Lemongrass and travel each winter to Thailand for specialty ingredients.
Jenny Tse’s Sipping Streams Tea uses a hydroponic greenhouse to supply award-winning blends for gamers and elders, supporting Alaskan food-sustainability.