"The surprise reopening of Maude, a small jewel box of a restaurant on South Beverly Drive that first opened to national acclaim back in 2014, means that the Pie Room by Gwen will be closing its doors on Thanksgiving Day. That project popped up in February 2021 as a “pivot” for the Australian-born Stone and his team, leaning away from upscale fine-dining dishes and into savory comfort pies with roots in Australia and London." - Farley Elliott