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probably eat out at a different restaurant three times a day for a year and not even get through half of the restaurants in the Valley. From celebrity chefs to local restaurateurs, the food options are endless. One local chef, Dan Cough- lin, went from growing up in his mother’s Thai restaurant in Milwaukee to owning not one, but three popular restau- rants on the Ninth Island.
Coughlin started with LE Thai, located on East Fremont Street. This extremely popu- lar restaurant is known for its lunch specials and Thai dish- es that Coughlin learned from his mother and grandmother. While The Fremont East District is currently a popu- lar, walkable area back when Coughlin decided to open LE Thai, this was an area that both locals and visitors avoided like the plague. He believed the area would continue to grow and develop, which was at the time a gamble, but a bet that he certainly won. Coughlin opened his second restau- rant, LE Thai 2, which has become popular with locals in the community, followed by 8 East inside of Circa Re- sort and Casino. The eatery is a collaboration of Pan-Asian dishes between Coughlin and 8 East’s executive chef Steve Piamchuntar, who also grew up working in his family’s Thai restaurant in California.
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Dan Coughlin, owner of LE Thai, Le Thai 2 and 8 East, sits down with the author for a hearty meal. KRISTINE RODRIGUEZ PHOTO
few of the events:
• 98.5 KLUC’s Summer
various dates in June.
• Steve Martin and Martin
Jam will be headlined by Charlie Puth and Tate McRae June 1 at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Short are teaming up at the Wynn June 24-25.
• Culture Club will be at the Wynn June 3-4.
• Justin Bieber’s previ- ously canceled concert is rescheduled for June 28 at T-Mobile Arena.
• Sting will perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace with shows scheduled on var- ious dates in June.
• Aerosmith’s residency begins in June (runs through December) at the Dolby The- ater at Park MGM.
• The Jonas Brothers will perform at the Dolby Theater at Park MGM June 3-4 and 9-11.
Catch Sebastian and Ninth Island Connection at 7 p.m. Wednesdays on K5 and 2 p.m. Sundays on KGMB.
info@ninthislandconnection.com
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