Episode 349: Christmas at the Inn
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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The Inn at Little Washington was opened in 1978 in a former garage, with a staff of 3, by Chef Patrick O’Connell. The Inn has gone on to enjoy worldwide recognition and regularly hosts celebrities, politicians, and culinary enthusiasts. The Inn became the first and only 3 Star Michelin restaurant in the Washington D.C. area. Newt talks with Chef O’Connell about how he transformed Washington, Virginia into a magical destination, especially during the Christmas season.
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| 0:35.5 | On this episode of Newt's World, there's a magical place in Little Washington, Virginia, |
| 0:42.3 | where my wife, Cliston I, have been going for years. It's called the Inn at Little Washington. |
| 0:48.4 | It's an extraordinary place to visit with both a restaurant and a beautifully designed boutique hotel. |
| 0:55.8 | The Inn at Little Washington opened in 1978 in a former garage with a staff of three by my guest, |
| 1:04.8 | Chef Patrick O'Connor. Patrick has a unique story. He's a self-taught chef who pioneered a refined, |
| 1:13.7 | regional American cuisine in the Virginia countryside just outside of Washington. Today, |
| 1:20.6 | Patrick and the Inn have gone on to enjoy worldwide recognition and regular host celebrities, |
| 1:26.5 | politicians, culinary enthusiasts all come to visit with him. In 2019, he won the Lifetime |
| 1:34.2 | Achievement Award from the James Beard Foundation in November 2019. He received the National |
| 1:40.4 | Humanities Medal from the President of the United States. He's the author of three books, |
| 1:45.4 | The Inn at Little Washington Cookbook, a Consuming Passion. Patrick O'Connor's refined American cuisine, |
| 1:53.1 | The Inn at Little Washington, and The Inn at Little Washington, a magnificent obsession. In 2019, |
| 2:00.6 | The Inn at Little Washington became the first and only three-star Michelin restaurant in the Washington, |
| 2:06.2 | DC, Metropolitan Area. It is also the longest tenured Forbes Five Star and Triple A five diamond |
| 2:15.0 | restaurant in the entire world. Patrick's been a great friend to close to him, and we love being |
| 2:21.1 | with him. We love his food. We love the ambiance he creates, and we've learned to love him as a good |
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