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The opening kicked off with a massive party, which included among other highlights, sorely missed chef Anthony Bourdain (in a priest’s outfit) and New York City drag queen Ari Kiki appearing at the launch. A post shared by James and Karla Murray Bryan Petroff and Doug Quint launched the whimsical Big Gay Ice Cream in 2009 with a Union Square food truck, moving to the East Village storefront in 2011.