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Baba's Falafels

Thank you, James Powell, for your beautiful essay on Elias Hanna's life.

Thank you, James Powell, for your beautiful essay on Elias Hanna's life . I'd never tasted a falafel before arriving in Isla Vista in '72 but immediately fell in love with them at his Baba's Falafels restaurant. And while I tried many others through the years, none ever tasted nearly as good and I eventually gave up trying.