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Ben's Chili Bowl Founder, Ben Ali, Dies at Age 82
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by Amy Judd | October 8, 2009 at 10:26 am
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Ben's Chili Bowl founder, Ben Ali, dies at the age of 82 in Washington DC, leaving behind his legacy of Ben's Chili Bowl that has been a staple attraction in DC since 1958.
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It was founded 51 years ago, by Ben Ali on U Street, which was known as Black Broadway back then due to its attraction for performers such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole.
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Ben Ali died of natural causes at his home.
More recently, Bill Cosby has been a favorite guest at the restaurant, and President Barack Obama stopped by in January.
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at 13:03 on October 9th, 2009
Sorry to hear the news. My condolences and sympathies to the family.
I was there for the first time this August and really enjoy it and took a couple of decent pics.
http://www.metawedgie.com/journal/2009/9/2/best-chili-in-america.html