Sam Fore Instagram Twitter Sam Fore is a Sri Lankan-American chef based in Lexington, Kentucky. Her cooking is a reflection of her Sri Lankan upbringing in the American South. Sam's dishes include her spin on Southern classics as well as new riffs on her family's time-tested recipes.Expertise: Sri Lankan cuisine, Southern cuisine, pop-up restaurants.Experience: Sam Fore started her pop-up restaurant, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, in 2016, after traditional Sri Lankan brunches in her home outgrew her dining room. Her recipes can be found in multiple national publications and across the web — her take on tomato pie graced the cover of Food & Wine in 2019. She was named one of Plate magazine's Chefs to Watch in 2018 and was one of Southern Living's inaugural Cooks of the Year in 2020. In 2021, she joined the cast of Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, which airs nationally on PBS stations. About Food & Wine Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.