Comments on: PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Phil”

By: The Indisputable First Lady of Fruit

The Indisputable First Lady of Fruit — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:51:17 +0000

@codenamekaren- Point taken. I was going more with the way he looks (i.e., like Dominic) but you are definitely correct. Your memory of the LOTR movie plot is far better than mine. I wonder whether Rudy was comparing him to Elijah or, ahem, possibly Rudy?

By: codenamekaren

codenamekaren — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:01:20 +0000

@The Indisputable First Lady of Fruit — Dominic Monaghan was not on Mount Doom. He was with Billy Boyd and the rest of the valiant army at the gates of Mordor, drawing The Eye from Sean Astin and Elijah Wood, who were on Mount Doom. Not sure which one Phil is supposed to be, but Rudy’s comment made me laugh out loud! And yes, I am a nerd. And yes, I also think Phil is cute.

By: Mamacita

Mamacita — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:32:24 +0000

Digger, what do you order at Caridad, I’ve been curious about that place.

By: digger

digger — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:25:19 +0000

La Caridad is the best thing going for the UWS (know what to order). Cheap Cuban[esque] with Chinese for any boring friends.

By: panda mystery

panda mystery — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:40:42 +0000

@ Mamacita: SAL AND CARMINE’S!!!! a hidden treasure. I have no idea why it hasn’t been in the TONY pizza countdown yet, but am glad that: it exists, I have eaten their pizza, and I will continue to eat their pizza for as long as possible.

By: The Indisputable First Lady of Fruit

The Indisputable First Lady of Fruit — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:27:11 +0000

@Rudy McBagel- “I think the trauma he went through on mount doom may of aged him.” Though I find nothing wrong with Phil nor his post, the Dominic Monaghan reference is amazing.

@Phil- “I’ll fully admit I don’t know very much about good food… But that’s what this blog is for, right?” Agreed. I think ML has captured the hearts of the teeming midtown masses because of its egalitarian manner of juxtaposing the voice of bona-fide food writers with that of “borderline street urchins” who subsist off the kindness of street vendors. At the end of the day, we all work in midtown. We come to ML to share our tales of survival.

@Doc Chuck- you are my favorite writer on this site. Why were you not inspired to comment on my post?

By: DocChuck

DocChuck — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:16:10 +0000

Young man, have you considered “Hair Club for Men?”

They can do wonders these days.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:19:08 +0000

I don’t ever ever do this. But, boy, you’re cute.

By: Bossman

Bossman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:16:34 +0000

It’s two “l”’s and it rhymes.

Did you all see Crazy Leg’s Conti is entered in the Movie Watching World record thing?

http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/friday/news/ny-nyflix195848896sep19,0,7704400.story

By: Phil (original poster)

Phil (original poster) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:07:23 +0000

Wow… OK, a couple of responses:

1) The picture is cut out from one of my bands’ press shots – these guys (www.myspace.com/atomictom). We were kind of going for the “dirty rock star” look – I usually shower and shave, trust me. When Zach asked for a photo, I was on my work computer and didn’t really have anything else to upload…

@Liz in the City – I actually AM a bassist! Impressive…

2) Shining Star – it’s right near my apartment, and I think I just like having a place where I know what to eat, what not to eat… I dunno! No defense here, just a preference. Same as Fred’s – I have to say, the mac and cheese doesn’t taste frozen at all, though it absolutely does not beat my mom’s. And I completely agree about the Upper West Side being a foodie wasteland, but I guess that just means I need my horizons expanded!

@Zach – sorry, should have been more specific about the soup bar: it’s just NORTH of the M&M’s store. “Above” was an idiotic way to describe it… :)

3) John Krasinski? OK, he’s a good looking dude, I’ll take that! Just saw the season premiere the other night, fantastic.

4) I’ll fully admit I don’t know very much about good food, but I do have a few things working against me: not enough time for lunch (freaking finance), not enough money for lunch, and not enough time spent in the area in general. But that’s what this blog is for, right? I continue to be educated…

PS – If you all are curious, I’ve got my own blog at angularmomentum.tumblr.com – links to the artists I play with on the right hand side. And to those who had actual food suggestions (and who remarked on my cuteness): a hearty Thank You.