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A Smokin’ Deal

"Check it out," I said. "The dancing pizza is back. Why do you think it's wearing a top hat?" And with that, I begin this week's exploration of Lebanese cuisine and Middle Eastern pop music at Aladdin Cafe and Grill -- where the falafel is hot, the hookahs are smokin'...
By Patricia CalhounJanuary 30, 2007
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“Check it out,” I said. “The dancing pizza is back. Why do you think it’s wearing a top hat?”

And with that, I begin this week’s exploration of Lebanese cuisine and Middle Eastern pop music at Aladdin Cafe and Grill — where the falafel is hot, the hookahs are smokin’ and everyone, everyone ends up dancing.

Also on tap in the February 1 Cafe section: the end of an era for line-cook slang and convicts milking goats. — Jason Sheehan

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
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