Opening D.C. to Thai cuisine

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Nearly 15 years ago, a young Thaicoon changed the face of D.C. dining forever: “Nick” Kitiphan Srisawat opened Tara Thai in Vienna and the rest is local culinary history.

“Back then everybody was in the city,” he says. “And nobody dared to open a restaurant in the suburbs, especially not a Thai restaurant.”

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