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Thaia
“Top Chef’s” Marcel Vigneron (Wolf, Beefsteak) has opened a Thai restaurant in Malibu’s Point Dume Plaza. Thaia offers curries, pan-fried noodles, soups, satay and California-influenced Thai fare as well as Pan-Asian plates such as BBQ ribs with five spice and lemongrass, and spicy tuna crispy rice with nuoc cham. It’s the latest concept from the team behind Ollo and Bui Sushi (also in Malibu and helmed by Vigneron) and is open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday with cocktails, beer, wine, dine-in and takeout available.
29169 Heathercliff Road, Suite 102, Malibu, (310) 589-2200, thaiamalibu.com
Dishes at Thaia include curries, pan-fried noodles, soups, satay and California-influenced Thai fare.
Virgil Village staple restaurant Wah’s Golden Hen is closing on December 30, ending a nearly 50 year run for one of the area’s most celebrated Chinese American restaurants. Owner Lena Louie is a fixture in the neighborhood, and has seen dramatic changes there in the past ten years, as discussed thoroughly by
LA Times columnist Frank Shyong last year. Here’s a note from Louie oh the upcoming closure, as posted to Yelp:
“Just over 30 years ago, we came to America with many hopes and dreams. We soon joined the family business where we would raise our children and see many of our dreams fulfilled and more. We enjoyed sharing our food with the community, and with the many customers who have become friends and family along the way. It was a joy to see the families around us grow, as ours has. We thank you for your support over the decades. It has been a blessing to be able to establish our roots here in America, and in this community, for so long. Though it is bittersweet to say