{"id":69306,"date":"2020-05-15T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/?p=69306"},"modified":"2020-05-15T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T13:00:19","slug":"the-inn-at-little-washington-mannequins-at-tables-to-mark-social-distancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horecatrends.com\/en\/the-inn-at-little-washington-mannequins-at-tables-to-mark-social-distancing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inn at Little Washington | Mannequins at tables to mark social distancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restaurant The Inn at Little Washington in Washington VA (1,5 hours west of Washington D.C.) is on track to be the first three-Michelin-star restaurant to reopen in the U.S. The open for the Memorial Day weekend with \u2018fresh air\u2019 lunches at the more than 20 acres of outdoor space with many beautiful gardens which is located all around the property. Allthough they open this Memorial Day Weekend to have lunch in the gardens, they have opted to wait until Friday, May 29th to open the indoor dining rooms. With restrictions on capacity, Chef Patrick O\u2019Connell has decided that empty tables will be theatrically dressed with mannequins. The Inn is working with local companies Signature Theater and Design Foundry to create the sets. Tables that are unable to be seated with actual guests will be an entertainment and design touchpoint to keep things interesting. The Inn at Little Washington is known for being reverently irreverent as is felt through playful experiences, such as the cheese specialist with mooing cow cart that speaks exclusively in puns or the dining room dress code: “no wet bikinis.\u201d<\/p>\n

A charming solution for empty spaces! We came across another restaurant in Bangkok (Thailand), here the owner placed stuffed animal panda\u2019s at the empty seats. A bit of humour in the dining room and an opportunity to make some fun photo\u2019s for guests. Like with the mannequins\u2026 Look at the image<\/a> in this Dutch article:\u00a0 In Gemany hotel Haase<\/a> also uses mannequins to sit at the tables in their restaurant.<\/em><\/p>\n


\nThe Inn at Little Washington and its chef\/proprietor Patrick O\u2019Connell<\/h3>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a thing for mannequins–they never complain about anything and you can have lots of fun dressing them up”, said Patrick O’Connell, Chef\/Proprietor The Inn at Little Washington<\/a>. “When we needed to solve the problem of social distancing and reducing our restaurant’s occupancy by half, the solution seemed Obvious, fill it with interestingly dressed dummies. This would allow plenty of space between real guests and elicit a few smiles and provide some fun photo ops. The Inn at Little Washington has always celebrated the \u2018living theatre\u2019 of a restaurant and this project gives us an opportunity to work with Design Foundry and Signature Theatre in DC who we’ve collaborated with in the past. They will be providing the costumes and make up for our mannequins. We’re all craving to gather and see other people right now. They don’t all necessarily need to be real people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen The Inn at Little Washington reached out with the idea to costume mannequins, we thought it was a fun and creative way for them to conform to social distancing guidelines,\u201d says Signature Theatre\u2019s Managing Director Maggie Boland. \u201cWe jumped at the chance to collaborate with another of Virginia’s great cultural destinations in support of their reopening. Signature\u2019s costume shop manager, Frederick Deeben, went to work pulling costumes and accessories to outfit the mannequins \u2013 dining couples \u2013 in 1940s style dress. We can\u2019t wait to see the dining room all decked out for a post-war party!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Inn at Little Washington is 23-room, Double 5 Star, Double 5 Diamond inn and three-Michelin-star restaurant sprawled across a 24-acre campus of plentiful garden with mountain views, winding trails, a farm and even a chicken coop complete with crystal chandelier. Chef and Proprietor Patrick O\u2019Connell was the subject of a recently launched doc: The Inn at Little Washington: A Delicious Documentary<\/a>, streaming on PBS. He was also bestowed with the James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award and National Humanities Medal in 2019.<\/p>\n

Memorial Day weekend<\/h3>\n

They will be offering a guided Garden and Grounds Tour and Box Lunch beginning on Memorial Day weekend (May 22-25). Tours begin at 11:00 a.m. and 1 p.m Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Tickets can be purchased on the website. Tickets includes a guided tour with one of the staff’s horticulturists and a box lunch from the kitchens. Wine will be available at an additional cost. The tour will include the Field of Dreams, Courtyard Garden, the Vegetable garden, Knot Garden, guest room gardens and much more. Tables will be set up around the property for guests who want to enjoy their lunch while they’re here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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