New York food
Well it is food in New York, but it is not New York food, it is Philly's Cheese steak, a Philadelphia specialty that no French is probably familiar with. Anyway, the guy at the window is not eating that kind of sandwich. He seems to be gulping a big bowl of salad. At least he is in a room with a view. I think it is 34th Street and there are a lot of people taking this street at any time. There is so much light in this restaurant that it is certainly not comfortable. Usually, the chic restaurants in this city are very dark. You can't see what you are eating. So we have a situation here that is kind of reverse. The restaurant light acts as a big diffuse system projecting in the street. Another movie set for a street action sequence that looks more like a boring documentary than a film noir masterpiece.