Inside OddFellows—a new flavor-forward, old timey
ice cream shop. Photos by Arion Doerr
I became familiar with Sam Mason the night I ate at his Soho restaurant Tailor. Mason made a name for himself as the pastry chef/protégé to Wiley Dufresnse at WD-50, and Tailor was his first solo venture. One night my mom asked me to pick a restaurant where we could meet because she needed to tell me something. The meal was so amazing, I almost forgot that there was a reason why we were meeting. It turned out my mother wanted to tell me that she was sick. A long, hard road followed, after which she recovered fully, but Tailor gave us one great meal before the hard year ahead.
Mason accrued a reputation as a rocker chef, perhaps because of the tattoos up and down his arms, or perhaps because of his original IFC TV series, Dinner With The Band, wherein he prepares meals for his favorite bands in his Brooklyn loft. However, Mason’s newest venture may serve as proof that his rocker rebel spirit runs deeper.
