Obama Family Makes the 'Eat Free' List at Ben's Chili Bowl
From left: Photograph from aliciagriffin on Flickr; Photograph from Travlr on Flickr
For years, only Bill Cosby made "the list" of who eats free at Ben's Chili Bowl, the District's greasy spoon institution on U Street. A few days before the election, the management printed out a new copy of the A-list, this time with the Obamas included. The first family-elect have yet to cash in on their gratis hot dog dripping with beans, but surely if you camp out during inauguration week long enough, you might spot them.
Cosby's patronage dates back to the 1960s, when he used to take his future wife to Ben's on dates. In 1985, he held a press conference at the diner to celebrate his television series, and continues to stop by for half-smokes when in town.
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5 Comments:
The Ben's Chili Burger is a thing of beauty, and for those of us not recently elected to the highest office in the land, worth the expenditure:
http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2008/07/bens-chili-bowl-washington-dc-chili-burgers.html
Nick Solares at 11:39AM on 12/27/08
Eating free at Ben's is reason enough to run for President. Man, I could go for a chili half-smoke right now...
NotAmerican at 2:25PM on 12/27/08
yes, we can have mumbo fries.
miz_dj at 2:43PM on 12/27/08
will never eat in that place.
hardyandtiny at 7:18PM on 12/27/08
We'd be better off with Bill Cosby as president. Then Ben's Chili Bowl wouldn't be a sell out.
apgood at 10:23PM on 12/28/08