![]() He is an auteur who has navigated a very particular channel of sardonic romantics- the "urban haute bourgeoisie," as one Stillman character described his posse-whether on New York's Upper East Side or abroad. Metropolitan launched Stillman's career as the WASP Woody Allen-a description at once disparaging in its simplistic typecasting and arguably true. It's an appropriate place to meet Whit Stillman, who has carried the flag of anachronism since his Oscar-nominated debut in 1990. ![]() Inside, the diamond bright sun is replaced with the retro gloom of this time capsule, where waiters still slam dishes on tables, and the cuisine has resisted every food trend of the last 25 years. On a perfect spring day, I arrive at the Three Guys diner on Madison and 89th Street, an Upper East Side landmark of (relatively) frugal eating.
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