Madame Wu, restaurateur who served Chinese food to Hollywood's elite, dies at 106

Madame Wu and then-Gov Pete Wilson at a closing party at Madame Wu’s Garden on Feb 11, 1998, in Los Angeles. Photo: TNS

Sylvia Wu, whose famed Southern California restaurant drew Hollywood's biggest stars for four decades, has died at age 106, according to a news report.

Madame Wu’s Garden on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica became a dining destination shortly after it opened in 1959, popular for its cuisine and pagoda-style decor featuring jade statues, a stone waterfall and a koi-filled fountain.