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The Montpelier Steeplechase and Equestrian Foundation has announced that Patrick O’Connell, renowned chef and proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington, will serve as a celebrity judge for the annual Dolley Madison Tailgate Competition on Saturday, Nov. 7 during the 75th Running of the Montpelier Hunt Races on the grounds of James Madison's Montpelier in Orange, Va.
“Tailgating is a favorite tradition among Montpelier Hunt Races attendees,” said Martha Strawther, executive director of the Montpelier Steeplechase and Equestrian Foundation. “Chef O’Connell is known for his exquisite taste and eye for detail. We are certain contest participants will delight in the chance to visit with him one-on-one."
O’Ccmnell is part of a three-judge panel that will evaluate contestants’ entries at their individual parking spaces. The other two judges are Thom Pellikaan ofWoodville, a past multi-year contest winner, and Candy Lynn, founder and former owner of Cooks and Connoisseurs, a specialty food shop and cooking school in New Bern, N.C.
The tailgate competition, sponsored by “The Piedmont Virginian” magazine, begins at 10:30 a.m. This year's top prizes include a one-night stay and dinner at The Inn at Little Washington and a weekend stay at the Boar’s Head Inn in Charlottesville.
There is no entry* fee. Contestants must declare their intent to participate by calling the Montpelier Steeplechase and Equestrian Foundation office at 540672-0027 by noon on Nov. 6.
O’Connell’s inn was the first establishment to be awarded five stars for its restaurant and five stars for its accommodations by the Mobil Travel Guide. It
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