Comments on: Can I have Frank’s job?

By: Crawford

Crawford — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:27:57 +0000

Jill, why do you hate Nic Cage so much? When he sells out, you get “Ghost Rider,” and “National Treasure,” but when he’s on, you get “Adaptation” and “The Weather Man” and “Lord of War.” I had no idea how awesome it is to be a gun runner until I saw that movie!

Why not hate someone like Dane Cook or Jimmy Fallon or Carson Daly or Ryan Seacrest? Those guys can’t suck in air without being annoying.

By: exholt

exholt — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:27:41 +0000

Even at the hippest place in town you can still eat a meal for under $15.
New Yorkers baffle me.

Annalouise,

Not all New Yorkers are inclined or financially able to dine out regularly at restaurants where the average meal is $15/person….much less $20+/person. The main target audience of culinary reviews in the NYT and other comparable news publications tend to be overwhelmingly upper/upper-middle class with more leisure time and money to burn than most people I’ve knew before college.

By: Manju

Manju — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:59:54 +0000

He’s already done a review of the Penthouse strip club/steakhouse.

I’ve been there! Great steak! Charred black on the outside and dead-ass rare in the middle. Perfect. It’s not as aged, and therefore not as gamey, as Peter Lugers, but that’s OK as excessive gaminess is an acquired taste prevalent among the anti-Bakersville secular progressive sophisticates like Jill. So its a great sophisticated steak that would still be palpable to mom and dad when they come into town.

As for the strippers, they seemed kinda sophisticated. Not many big silocone boobs. The one I was speaking with called herself Nico so I called her Sweet Jane. I think they’re all feminists.

By: zuzu

zuzu — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:14:28 +0000

That said, I’d love to take Frank Bruni to Hooters.

He’s already done a review of the Penthouse strip club/steakhouse.

By: annalouise

annalouise — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:40:02 +0000

Bruce, I’m with you on the culinary benefits of living in a tickturd of a city, although I live in Detroit, not Baltimore (but I love Baltimore. It’s the only city I would ever consider moving to). Even at the hippest place in town you can still eat a meal for under $15.
New Yorkers baffle me.

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:00:49 +0000

I saw “Ratatouille” for the first time on Christmas Day — Moms loves the Pixar movies, so she gets at least one every Christmas — and now the mere mention of a food critic conjures up an image of a tall, skinny, death-warmed-over-looking fellow with hatred in his eyes and Peter O’Toole’s voice.

That said, as someone whose monthly budget basically leaves the Macaroni Grille as about the fanciest place I can afford to eat out, I’ve never had much need for restaurant critics. That said, I’d love to take Frank Bruni to Hooters.

By: fishbane

fishbane — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:04:39 +0000

Yeah, but you have all those crabs.

Never been to Baltimore, but I’m on board for the crabs… The only thing I like about Delaware is the crab shacks, where $20 will buy a huge bag full of the beasts and approximately a metric assload of Old Bay.

By: exholt

exholt — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:37:39 +0000

Good to know….though I rarely dine out at places where the check rarely maxes out above $20 per person.

One of the great things about dining in NYC is that if you really know the area well, you can have wonderful tasty meals without having to take out a ridiculous loan as the prices at Cipriani’s would indicate. Of course, this depends on whether your objective is enjoying a good meal….or being ostentatious. :)

By: zuzu

zuzu — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:19:06 +0000

Yeah, but you have all those crabs.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:43:53 +0000

One of the joys of living in/near a tickturd of a city like Baltimore is that one is likely to be disappointed in one’s dinner, but cheaply. My hometown has one of the lowest rates of dining out in the nation. Staten Island is looking down its culinary nose at us.