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— by Colin Wrenn: In 1998, Jay Dedrick opened his first Swing Thai in a converted gas station near Wash Park. In the 22 years that followed, he’s opened up two additional Swings, married his wife and business partner Siriporn “Duke” Tayaputch and bought farmland in Thailand where he and Tayaputch have been returning annually to check on their rubber, mango and durian crops. Last month, he and his team transformed the founding location into Hey Bangkok, a simplified concept serving a few favorites from Swing and a compact selection of quintessential dishes from the famed culinary metropolis…

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