About Willow Restaurant It began with a wedding and continues with a menu that offers new interpretations on French and Northern Italian cooking. Willow restaurant opened its doors Friday, September 2, with the nuptials of its chef and co-owner Tracy O'Grady. She was escorted down the restaurant's aisle by her mentor and well-know Washington, D.C., chef Bob Kinkead, where she was joined in matrimony to Brian Wolken, the restaurant's Director of Operations. Willow's cuisine style is described as modern continental. O'Grady has combined the freshest American ingredients with classic French and Italian influences. Her innovative dishes, created in an artful, but straightforward manner are followed by decadent desserts, which also play to the styles of France and Italy.