Tag: Thaiger

Ice Cream BAE founder turns to Laotian home-cooking, offering up Mama’s egg rolls from new Lenexa noodle spot

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2024

Lenexa Public Market will soon be home to a new kitchen serving a mix of authentic flavors from Laos and Thailand — an authentic-to-home concept from an entrepreneur known for bringing fresh culinary experiences to diners from North Kansas City to South Johnson County. Chef and owner Adison Sichampanakhone plans a January opening for Saap…

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16 small businesses in 60 seconds: Did you spot your favorite entrepreneur in the Royals’ new campaign?

By Tommy Felts / March 31, 2023

It’s a new season, but longtime connections fly deep into the outfield for the Kansas City Royals and a fandom that’s supported them for decades. Among those most impacted: entrepreneurs whose stories run along the same baseline as the championship-winning baseball club. “It might sound crazy, but I honestly credit a lot of our growth…

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Its menu simmers with just five dishes; How Thaiger’s bowl’d flavors roll in complex family recipes

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2022

When someone orders the spicy pho or crispy pork belly bowl at Thaiger, they soon receive it just as Adison Sichampanakhone and his family make it at home, he shared.  “If you were to come to one of our barbecues or cookouts, you would see it’s the same preparation, same sauce as we do here…

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Jackie Faltermeier and Adison Sichampanakhone, Ice Cream Bae

Ice Cream Bae serves up first storefront; menu of food concepts already sprinkled across KC

By Tommy Felts / November 12, 2020

A colorful mix of childhood cereals, Eastern Asian-inspired flavors and Instagrammable cones set Ice Cream Bae apart from other ice cream shops in Kansas City, said Adison Sichampanakhone and Jackie Faltermeier.  “We put extra attention into detail with every cone because customers are coming here for an experience, so it has to look perfect,” said…

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