Tucked away in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains is the small town of Washington, Virginia, population 84. The town is registered as a historic district in the National Register of Historic Places. This tiny, beautiful town is the home of the Michelin-starred restaurant with the most James Beard Awards, The Inn at Little Washington .
There's a reason that The Inn at Little Washington is one of the hardest reservations to get in America . Along with its three Michelin stars, it won the following James Beard awards: 1992 Best Chef, 1993 Outstanding Restaurant, 1997 Outstanding Service, 1998 Outstanding Wine Service, 2001 Outstanding Chef, and then in 2019 Inn at Little Washington's Chef and Owner, Patrick O'Connell won a Lifetime Achievement award. That's quite the journey for a restaurant that started in 1978 in a former gas station and car repair shop next to a junkyard.
While it's in the same space, many changes have been made to turn the building, built in 1905, into a farm, inn, and culinary destination. The non-Michelin reviewed restaurant with even more James Beard Awards The James Beard Awards were established in 1990 as a way to honor the life of James Beard, who was called the "Dean of American Cookery." While Michelin covers the world and is focused on the restaurant as a whole in its star system, James Beard is concentrated in America and will give awards to individuals, members of the media, and different restaurant programs.
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