With Trump in town, Washington's eateries await a visit - from Ivanka

Washington

PRESIDENT George Bush liked Peking duck from a restaurant in a Virginia strip mall. President Bill Clinton liked Indian food from the Bombay Club and the occasional run to McDonald's. President Barack Obama spent eight years dining all over town, eating everything from upscale Italian at Fiola Mare to truffle macaroni and cheese at Equinox.

President Donald Trump, a culinary creature of habit and junk food aficionado, seems content, for now, to ensconce himself in the White House rather than partake of the dining options in increasingly foodie Washington. But in this overwhelmingly Democratic city, restaurateurs are hoping that Ivanka Trump, and not necessarily her father, turns up.

"I can't see him sitting down and having a bowl of gumbo," said Gus DiMillo, whose restaurant group owns Acadiana, which specialises in Cajun-Creole fare. "I'm more curious about Ivanka."…