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Happy New Year!! May it bring you inner peace, abundance, and love. Thank you 2017 and Welcome #2018 #happynewyear #lakeatitlan #guatemala #onelove (at Lake Atitlán)

#happynewyear #onelove #guatemala #lakeatitlan #2018

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Like her customers, restaurateur Mary Nguyen Aregoni has experienced the craving for something that fulfills her appetite, delivers a sense of adventure and nourishes her soul. As a child, Mary embraced a new culture after her family left behind war and refugee camps in their Asian homeland. After establishing a successful career, Mary left the IT world to satisfy her hunger to create her own business. As an entrepreneur, Mary journeyed back to her roots to build Saigon Sisters, a unique chain of fast-casual Vietnamese restaurants celebrating its upcoming eighth anniversary. “Everything I do in my business is somehow related to my past, my family and a part of who I am,” explained Mary, who was a baby when her family was living in Laos to escape the dangers of war in their homeland of Vietnam. The aftermath of the war reached Laos in the mid 1970s, and Mary's family believed they had no choice but to leave everything behind and search for freedom elsewhere. They settled in a refugee camp in Thailand for two years, before immigrating to the United States in 1975 when Mary was 8 years old. It was decades later in 2009 when Mary took a leap of faith herself, leaving a successful 20-year career at Procter & Gamble for a taste of entrepreneurial success. “I long to learn more about my roots, which takes me on trips back to Vietnam, Laos and Thailand to know where my grandmother and mother came from and understand the regional dishes and ingredients,” said the founder and CEO of Saigon Sisters. “What a great privilege to make a living out of an expression of who I am and make an impact on so many people who can enjoy the iconic and inventive dishes of Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.” Read more...on our website www.saigonsisters.com/About section

The brand story behind Saigon Sisters

Vientiene, Laos around 1974

We love making customers eating #goodfood and #tweet about it #delicious #tasty #thaifood @bangchopthaikitchen #westloopisthebestloop

#delicious #tweet #goodfood #tasty #thaifood #westloopisthebestloop

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!! #mamasuu with #santa at @chifrenchmarket @bangchopthaikitchen #saigonsisters #love #give #faith

#faith #love #give #mamasuu #santa #saigonsisters

Happy One Year Anniversary to @bangchopthaikitchen! Come on in & party with us on Sat.12/17 at 605 W. Lake St. We want to thank you & celebrate for helping us reach our 1 year milestone. We will be offering one free appetizer or dessert per table. Dine in only please! See you this Sat! #bangchopthai #oneyearanniversary #celebration #goteam #thaifood #tasty

#goteam #oneyearanniversary #tasty #thaifood #bangchopthai #celebration

Khob khun ka (thank you)! #Mamasuu had such a great time speaking Thai to these amazing @peacecorps volunteers & veterans who came today for a traditional #Thai lunch @bangchopthaikitchen 50 year #reunion #thankyou #peacecorps #service #bangchopthai #saigonsisterschicago #westloopisthebestloop

#westloopisthebestloop #service #saigonsisterschicago #reunion #thankyou #mamasuu #peacecorps #thai #bangchopthai

Such an honor to have a house full of @peacecorps veterans luncheon @bangchopthaikitchen. It's their 50 years reunion from their tour of Thailand in 1962. The amazing stories they shared and some can still speak Thai & Vietnamese #awesome #lifestories #peacecorps #thailand #laos #vietnam #saigonsisterschicago (at Bang Chop Thai Kitchen)

#awesome #peacecorps #vietnam #laos #thailand #saigonsisterschicago #lifestories

Tranquil view over sunflowers field and the Mekong after river boat cruise of the Golden Triangle where Burma, Laos and Thailand merge. #thai #travel #thailand #wanderlust #chiangmai #chiangrai #vuivie (at Chiang Rai, Thailand)

#wanderlust #travel #chiangrai #chiangmai #thailand #thai #vuivie

Morning in #luangprabang fishermen on the Mekong River. #wanderlust #laos #travel #beauty #tranquility (at Mekong Estate)

#wanderlust #luangprabang #beauty #tranquility #travel #laos

Last night in Luang Prabang, what a special place #Laos #luangprabang #mekong #wanderlust #travel #vuivie (at Mekong Estate)

#wanderlust #mekong #luangprabang #travel #laos #vuivie

Can you spot a young bamboo shoots? #mamasuu pointed out that the green one is edible before it hardens #bamboo #luangprabang #travel #wanderlust #bangchopthai #love #lovefood

#lovefood #wanderlust #luangprabang #travel #mamasuu #love #bamboo #bangchopthai

That is one big papaya salad station at @Eatthai #bangkok #bangchopthai #thailand #thaifood #travel

#bangkok #thailand #travel #bangchopthai #thaifood

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Another wonderful fruit #fresh #jackfruit #thai #thaifood #bangkok #thailand #streetfood #travel #eatthai

#jackfruit #streetfood #travel #bangkok #thaifood #thailand #fresh #thai #eatthai

Going for it! Delicious #durian #fresh #bangkok #thailand #bangchopthai #thaifood @chefaz @anthonybourdain we know you love this wonderful fruit!

#bangkok #thaifood #thailand #fresh #bangchopthai #durian

Fresh sugarcane drink is the best after a long climb on the waterfall near #luangprabang #laos #travel #fresh #juice #bangchopthai

#luangprabang #travel #juice #laos #fresh #bangchopthai

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