Ben's Chili Bowl

...for more than 40 years. His specialized large portraits on canvas look like paintings and have included the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the late Ben Ali, founder of D.C. landmark Ben's Chili Bowl. "My life's goal is to create as...

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A little piece of Washington, D.C., history died this past week. Restaurateur Ben Ali opened the Washington hot spot Ben's Chili Bowl in 1958 in the city's U Street corridor. Over the years, Duke Ellington played just down the street, civil...

In this article: U Street, Public Radio, Washington, Barack Obama, Duke Ellington, and National Public Radio

Ben Ali, founder of Ben's Chili Bowl dies Ben Ali, the founder of Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington, has died. He was 82. WASHINGTON (AP) Ben Ali, the founder of Ben's Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington's black business and...

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Ben's Chili Bowl Founder Ben Ali Dies Ben Ali, the founder of Washington D.C.'s historic Ben's Chili Bowl, has died at the age of 82. Ali founded the eatery on U Street with his wife, Virginia, in 1958 during the Eisenhower administration,...

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...and President Barack Obama stopped by in January. Posted on Thu, Oct. 08, 2009 01:19 PM Ben Ali, founder of Ben's Chili Bowl in DC, dies Ben Ali, the founder of Washington's famous Ben's Chili Bowl restaurant, has died. He was 82.

In this article: Washington, D.C., Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Bill Cosby, Barack Obama, Duke Ellington, and U Street