Sometimes in life we hope, in spite of past disappointments and unmet desires, that this time it will be different. That’s how I felt before setting foot inside Eola, the latest culinary addition to West Dupont.
For several years now, the 2000 block of P Street has been a street of broken dining dreams. In 2006, it lost seafood-aficionados’ favorite Johnny’s Half Shell to Capitol Hill. Then when Kimptom Hotel and Restaurant conglomerate built Hotel Palomar, adding so-so hotel restaurant but decent wine bar Urbana to the P Street dining mix, many surrounding businesses and …

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With Washington, DC’s burgeoning local food movement, more and more restaurants are offering seasonal fare from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and yeah, sometimes West Virginia.
While local offerings at becoming increasingly popular, there are still hurdles. Wine is a foregone conclusion (there are local wines?), asking where food comes from is considered rude (it’s a just a carrot, ok!), and trying to leave without a piece of styrofoam…good luck with that.
It is such an incredible experience that Amy and I are hooked. We’ll be visiting all …