Tiny interviews with founders, makers 🪚, and creatives 🖼️ who inspire. Made by Armor.

Tiny interviews with founders, makers 🪚, and creatives 🖼️ who inspire. Made by Armor.

Tiny interviews with founders, makers 🪚, and creatives 🖼️ who inspire. Made by Armor.

Image of Matthew Cahn

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Neema Kashi

Image of Matthew Cahn

Photo by

Neema Kashi

The Vitals

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Alarm

For the most part, I live my life blissfully un-alarmed.

On the Web

MiddleChildPhilly.com

Most Used App

The Notes app. Just looking at my to do list would make most grown men cry.

Site Most Visited

MiddleChildPhilly.com It's a pretty good lookin' site if I do say so myself.

👍

Favorite Emoji

Babysitting. Guess, nothing has changed.

First Job

Best film noirs of all time.

Last Google Search

Matthew Cahn

Matthew Cahn

Matthew Cahn

Owner of Middle Child

Owner of Middle Child

Matt Cahn opened Middle Child to celebrate the nostalgia of the sandwich counter lifestyle. Now with two locations, it has become so much more.

Matt Cahn opened Middle Child to celebrate the nostalgia of the sandwich counter lifestyle. Now with two locations, it has become so much more.

Matt Cahn opened Middle Child to celebrate the nostalgia of the sandwich counter lifestyle. Now with two locations, it has become so much more.

What restaurant are you always excited to get back to?

What restaurant are you always excited to get back to?

What restaurant are you always excited to get back to?

There is only one restaurant. It's Palizzi Social Club. No other restaurants exist.

How did you end up in your industry?

How did you end up in your industry?

I quit my job in advertising, skipped town, and moved to Bumfuck, Colorado. I got a job flipping burgers to support my skiing habit. I'd wake up, ski the mountain before the lifts even opened, and ski straight into work. The rest, as they say, was history.

First piece of music you ever purchased?

First piece of music you ever purchased?

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins.

What has been your favorite, or must useful, purchase this year?

What has been your favorite, or must useful, purchase this year?

My girlfriend bought me an 8-feet-tall Smiley Face to keep me happy during the pandemic. I also bought a new pair of hair clippers for the first time in ten years. I like cutting my own hair now. It's a much more exciting experience when there's a chance it won't turn out well.

Who is someone you admire right now?

Who is someone you admire right now?

Forever and always, my Dad. As a business owner and a human being.

The Vitals

The Vitals

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Alarm

For the most part, I live my life blissfully un-alarmed.

Alarm

For the most part, I live my life blissfully un-alarmed.

On the Web

MiddleChildPhilly.com

On the Web

MiddleChildPhilly.com

Most Used App

The Notes app. Just looking at my to do list would make most grown men cry.

Most Used App

The Notes app. Just looking at my to do list would make most grown men cry.

Site Most Visited

MiddleChildPhilly.com It's a pretty good lookin' site if I do say so myself.

Site Most Visited

MiddleChildPhilly.com It's a pretty good lookin' site if I do say so myself.

👍

Favorite Emoji

👍

Favorite Emoji

Babysitting. Guess, nothing has changed.

First Job

Babysitting. Guess, nothing has changed.

First Job

Best film noirs of all time.

Last Google Search

Best film noirs of all time.

Last Google Search

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