We recently lamented that party creatures (er, crashers?) like paparazzo Steve Sands were hoarding the food at the opening of Irving Mill, and like clockwork he turned up again at the opening of Bun last night. We’ve heard that Sands threatens to call the fire marshal on clubs that don’t let him in, but one PR company dared stand up to him: A knowledgeable source tells us that Hall Co. actually tried to boot Sands from the Irving Mill party when he started cornering more recognizable guests with a small camera. As they gently suggested that it was time to go, though, none other than John Leguizamo intervened on his behalf, saying Sands had arranged transportation for him after a recent party (what was there, a taxi strike?). That crasher who’s vacuuming up the tuna tartare may actually be a modern-day Clarence Oddbody.

Related: First Look Inside Irving Mill

Fatty Crab may not be coming to the Upper West Side, but locals need not fret — we’ve learned that Jeffrey Chodorow and Zak Pelaccio are in discussion to do a Malaysian place called Kopi Tiam in the neighborhood. A kopi tiam is what Chodorow calls a “Malaysian coffeehouse,” and this one would occupy the 77th Street space that formerly housed Fishs Eddy. Kopi tiams, Chodorow tells us, “are popular throughout Malaysia and frequently serve both Malaysian and Western foods…this restaurant would be very different from Fatty Crab.”