sam mason

No Comments

Calvin Klein Eternity Ice Cream Is a Thing (But Not For Long)

OddFellows Calvin Klein Eternity for Men Cedar Scented Vanilla with Candied Ginger and Candied Grapefruit and Calvin Klein Eternity Now For Men: Cedar Scented Vanilla With Candied Ginger & Grapefruit (Photo courtesy of OddFellows Instagram)

OddFellows Calvin Klein Eternity Now for Men Cedar Scented Vanilla with Candied Ginger and Candied Grapefruit and Calvin Klein Eternity Now For Women: Peach Blossom Scented Lychee & Quince  (Photo courtesy of OddFellows Instagram)

OddFellows chef Sam Mason is known for coming up with some pretty wacky stuff (see: cotton-candy cone), but when a photo of Calvin Klein Eternity ice cream popped up today on Twitter we were a little taken aback. Fortunately, we discovered you needn’t ingest, smell, or smell like the perfume in order to enjoy the shop’s CK flavors. Mason, formerly of WD~50, used his considerable experience and real old-fashioned flavors to replicate the notes found in the fragrances.
More →

No Comments

East Villagers Will Have to Wait For OddFellows Ice Cream, But Have a Look

OddFellows, the Williamsburg ice creamery, will not open its East Village location today as originally planned (they’re aiming for next Friday, May 9, with a small chance they’ll hold off until May 16). This morning B+B stopped by the new standing room-only shop on East 4th Street to see what work remains.
More →

No Comments

Buttermilk Bros: Competition Is Very Friendly at These New Ice Cream Parlors

Mohan Kumar and David Yoo (Photo: Erica Martin)

Mohan Kumar and David Yoo (Photo: Erica Martin)

When David Yoo, a student at Parsons, and Mohan Kumar, a realtor and DJ, met at a party in the East Village in 2005, they had no idea that one of them would go on to own an ice cream parlor in the neighborhood while the other would open one in Williamsburg.
More →