Dee Dee {Food Trucks}
Lakana Trubiana was born in Isan, a city in the northeastern region of Thailand. Raised in a family of rice farmers, Lakana, co-owner of Dee Dee, learned to cook by helping her mother and grandmother make food to sell at the market.
“Everything we serve is what [Lakana] grew up making,” says husband and co-owner Justin Trubiana. The two met while he was traveling in South East Asia.
Staying true to the typical cuisine in northern Thailand, the truck’s menu boasts of dishes like the Pad Kaprow, spicy stir-fried pork made with Thai basil, and Laab Moo. The former is the truck’s most popular item, but the dish that reminds Lakana most of home is the Om Gai, thinly sliced, spicy, rustic, herbal chicken served in a chili paste broth and decorated with dill, lemongrass, zucchini, chili, spring onion and Thai basil.
deedeeatx.com | 2500 E. 6th St.
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Dee Dee’s new location sits next to La Holly, an intimate Mescal-focused bar, and Taco Flats. The location allows patrons to bring food into the bar and drinks into the picnic table lined patio, which is decorated with overhead stringed lights. Lakana says the location is “a really great combo” that allows people to sit and relax in a welcoming environment.
[…] Lakana Trubiana was born in Isan, a city in the northeastern region of Thailand. Raised in a family of rice farmers, Lakana, co-owner of Dee Dee, learned to cook by helping her mother and grandmother make food to sell at the market. “Everything we serve is what [Lakana] grew up making,” says husband and co-owner Justin Trubiana. The two met while he was traveling in South East Asia. {Read more…} […]