LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — Tuk Tuk Snack Shop celebrated its second anniversary in Lexington in September, but the story of the multicultural restaurant started long before then.

"I actually got started on a tent on the north side," Tuk Tuk's owner, Sam Fore, told FOX 56's Live from Chevy Chase in a 2023 interview. "My culinary career grew out of people showing up at my house for brunch."

Since those days outside of Arcadium back in 2016, Fore said she'd gotten the opportunity to grow Tuk Tuk into a business that combines Kentucky's iconic southern style of cooking with Fore's Sri Lankan heritage.

On Oct. 11, Tuk Tuk Snack Shop announced that the restaurant would be closing its doors in November, citing family health challenges for staff, tariffs, inflation, and nationwide trends in the

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