The Q&A Cafe Archives: Chef Patrick O'Connell, Friend and Witness

It was May and we were freezing! I love this pic from my Q&A Cafe interview with Patrick O'Connell, founder, chef and owner of The Inn at Little Washington. We go so far back that Patrick once confessed he sat behind my older sister, Susan, in high school in Camp Springs, MD. The journey of life brought us together years later and a lasting friendship formed. Patrick and his then-partner Rinehardt Lynch were the witnesses when Howard Joynt and I married in Upperville, VA, and both are godparents to our son, Spencer. It goes on and on, but most of all I am a devoted fan of the culinary haven he created in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and his charm and integrity. It was a delight to have him be my guest at a special Q&A Cafe taping, at Tudor Place Museum House in Georgetown. It was to have been a warm and sunny May day, but like any spring day it surprised us with a last blast of wintry wind and rain. We persevered and had a marvelous conversation. I hope you'll find it warms you.