“The Restaurant as Living Theater”

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in collaboration with Patrick O’Connell, chef and proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia, will present a unique evening to explore “The Restaurant as Living Theater” May 23 at 6 p.m. with a discussion in the museum’s Warner Bros. Theater and a tasting menu.

Photo: The original cookstove used by the Inn at Little Washington at its founding in 1978.