Sure, there’ll be some downtowners in the running at Monday’s James Beard Foundation Awards (Hearth, Christina Tosi, wd-50, David Chang). But they aren’t the only locals getting big upped: as part of Lower East Side History Month, some folks who are decidedly not celebrity chefs are getting some recognition.
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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.
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Justin Bieber’s Tattoo Guy Opened His LES Ink Spot Last Night
Last night the city’s tattoo luminaries hobnobbed at the grand opening of the most buzzed-about ink parlor in the history of man. Bang Bang (real name: Keith McCurdy) counts the likes of Rihanna, Rita Ora, and Justin Bieber as loyal customers — and he has their tattoo autographs to prove it.
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