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30 The Courier sun • october 3, 2013 FOR breaking news visit www.couriersun.com LICFLEA&FOOD VINT AND YORK EYEWEAR www.vintandyork.com Founded by Dmitriy Israel and Larisa Ginzburg in late March, Vint and York Eyewear sells quality eyeglasses for a fraction of their retail price. Its current stock is prescription lenses, with a new line of sunglasses. LIC Flea & Food is Israel and Ginzburg’s first ever market, and they love sharing their glasses with Queens residents, especially their popular Hell K model. If you can’t wait for Saturdays and Sundays, interested customers can also try on Vint and York Eyewear at Old Hollywood in Brooklyn, or do a virtual try-on at their website, www.vintandyork. com. The website for Vint and York also features a frame trial, which allows customers to order up to five frames to be sent to their homes so they can try frames before they buy them. SPOIL MY BITCH www.spoilmybitch.com When Roger Quesada founded Spoil My Bitch in 2011, he knew that there was a demand for what he was selling, and now business is better than ever. Spoil My Bitch is a store for all things dog-related, and Quesada will be selling his unique harnesses, accessories, clothes, toys, carriers, leashes, collars, costumes, and more at the LIC Flea every Saturday and Sunday. Although he never plans on opening a permanent store, Quesada plans to open “pop-up shops” for Spoil My Bitch all around the city at different times of the year, and by doing so he hopes to have his merchandise reach customers everywhere. Spoil My Bitch is also very in-tune with social media, and can be found on Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and others. In addition, Quesada’s merchandise can be purchased directly from his website, www.spoilmybitch.com. YEAH DAWG www.facebook.com/yeahdawgvegan Marina Bendetto realized that there weren’t many options for vegan hot dogs in New York, and she decided to do something about it. After founding Yeah Dawg in June, Bendetto has been opening “pop-up” stores around New York and visiting flea markets and festivals, selling her special soy and gluten free vegan hot dogs. Yeah Dawg’s hot dogs come with as many, if not more, toppings as regular hot dogs, and these toppings are always organic, homemade, and fresh. In addition to hot dogs, Yeah Dawg best-selling platter right now is their Loaded Dawg Platter, which comes with all of their toppings along with a Raw Kale Caesar Salad. Among Yeah Dawg’s toppings are cashews, mayonnaise, various seeds, coconut bacon, ruby red caraway seeds, cucumber dill pickles, and many others. In addition, many of their toppings are seasonal, so the selection is always guaranteed to be fresh. Yeah Dawg is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and information can be found on those websites as to where customers can find them that week. Yeah Dawg will be at the LIC every Saturday until the market ends in October. Japan is comingto the LIC Flea & Food On October 5 and 6, LIC Flea and vendor Oconomi will host a Weekend of Japanese Culture at LIC Flea & Food. Oconomi regularly serves Oconomiyaki, Japanese vegetable pancakes, at LIC Flea, but will extend the menu for the celebration. “Queens represents every culture,” said Kazuko Nagao, owner of Oconomi. “LIC Flea itself has many different culture involved.” There will be eight booths dedicated to Japanese culture and food. Oconomi will sell its traditional pancakes, along with stirred fried noodles known as Yakisoba, Japanese curry, rice balls and “creative” sushi. Celebrating Japanese culture, children and adults will be able to try their hand at Japanese calligraphy on Saturday with Masako Inkyo, on-site instructor who will teach participants how to hold a brush. There will also be an origami station where you can turn paper into art and Kabuki face painting, featuring faces of a traditional Japanese play. Along with the delicious Japanese treats and activities, guests will be able to enjoy three unique performers. Female geisha dancers in costume will perform in a group called Salme and Japanese pop singer Reni Reni will also make an appearance. The final performance combines music with audience interaction as the Poku Poku Boys play Koto, a traditional string instrument, while translating names from English to Japanese in calligraphy, allowing audience members to take a piece of the performance home. “We as Japanese really want the people who are regulars of LIC Flea to experience something different,” said Nagao. “This time they can try different food. The regulars can try something new and we are hoping we can bring a lot of new people to LIC Flea & Food too.” Come take a trip to Japan via LIC Flea & Food, located at 5-25 46th Avenue


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