Sam Fore is a first generation Sri Lankan-American chef, based out of Lexington, KY. At her pop-up, Tuk Tuk Sri Lankan Bites, she serves a mix of new takes on her mother's classic recipes and her own reimagined versions of Southern staples. Watch her on fellow Friend of Milk Street Vivian Howard's PBS show, "Somewhere South," and look out for her in several national culinary publications. Fore also worked with Friend of Milk Street Ed Lee as part of The Lee Initiative team. In 2018, she was named one of Plate Magazine's Chefs to Watch and selected as one of Southern Living's Cooks of the Year in 2020.