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Glamorous mannequins enforce pandemic safety at a Washington restaurant

A Michelin restaurant in Washington finds a fun or creepy way to enforce social distancing

Published: June 02, 2020 16:55 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor and with inputs from agencies

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Copy of 2020-06-01T030511Z_403246189_RC230H9K1BVB_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-VIRGINIA-MICHELIN-1591101013046 — It’s not your typical Michelin-starred feast experience, dining near life-size mannequins clad in glamorous 1940’s style. It could be considered quite unconventional but then again, so is almost everything else right now. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-01T030435Z_1102411259_RC230H9ZV0YZ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-VIRGINIA-MICHELIN-1591101008633 — The three-star Michelin restaurant 'The Inn' at Little Washington, has found a fun or creepy way to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic when it reopened recently: costumed mannequins seated among the breathing guests. Image Credit: REUTERS

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The Inn's dining room in Washington — The theatrical, life-sized mannequins are dressed to evoke the post-war ambience of the 1940s, with pearl necklaces, checkered dresses and striped suits. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Jess Soman, director of food and beverage at The Inn at Little Washington, poses with mannequins in The Inn's dining room in Washington. — Jess Soman, director of food and beverage at The Inn at Little Washington, poses with mannequins in The Inn's dining room in Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 983982-01-08-1591100979251 — Mannequins act customers in the dining room at The Inn at Little Washington in Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 987308-01-08-1591100982010 — Patrick O'Connell, chef at The Inn at Little Washington, poses with mannequins in the inn's dining room in Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-01T030223Z_916603951_RC230H93RX3B_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-VIRGINIA-MICHELIN-1591101000618 — Executive Assistant Jessie Dawson sits among mannequins occupying some tables. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 028938-01-08-1591100991842 — Guests walk past mannequins to help with social distancing in the grand dining room of The Inn at Little Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 029046-01-08-1591100994302 — A waiter wears a face mask as he passes mannequins populating the dining room of The Inn at Little Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030049-01-08-1591101021968 — The Inn at Little Washington, one of the countrys most renowned restaurants uses mannequins to help with social distancing. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 030430-01-08-1591100996749 — Guests adjusting their masks stand next to mannequins populating the dining room of The Inn at Little Washington Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 028936-01-08-1591100989255 — Guests poses with mannequins to help with social distancing in the grand dining room of The Inn at Little Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 029291-01-08-1591101019563 — Mannequins are placed at a table to help with social distancing at The Inn at Little Washington. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-06-01T030359Z_1411712145_RC230H9W0TDJ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-VIRGINIA-MICHELIN-1591101004859 — Image Credit: REUTERS

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