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Inn at Little Washington

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A cocoon of Brunschwig & Fils fabrics and impeccable service. Chef-owner Patrick O'Connell has a sly sense of humor that keeps things from getting too twee. The restaurant serves haute American fare, complete with a cow-shaped cheese cart an-nounced by the clang of an old-fashioned dairy bell.

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From Travel + Leisure , SEP 2006

The showstopping meals of chef-owner Patrick O'Connell draw guests from all over the world to the Inn at Little Washington...MORE>>

– Amy Farley Drive Coast to Coast

From Travel + Leisure , APR 2004

Once Diva finishes her barbecue tidbit, we continue up the road to visit some live porkers. David Cole's pigs dine on vegetable scraps from the Inn at Little Washington (black-truffle pizza, wild mushroom napoleon). Cole, a former America Online exec, is plowing a fortune into an organic agri-venture at Sunnyside Farms, 15 miles north of Sperryville. In exchange for kitchen waste, Cole's farm supplies the nearby inn with free-range eggs, heirloom apples, and the plumpest blackberries I've ever seen....MORE>>

– 20 Great American Drives

Last updated January 2008