Sam Stone
Staff Writer
Sam Stone reports on nearly everything for BA, including food culture, restaurant news, and sneaky cooking ideas that (hopefully) make your life easier. A Rhode Island native, he’s currently based in New York City where he can usually be found searching out the city’s best bakeries. Before BA, he spent years working in fine dining while also writing for several publications about food, queer culture, entertainment, and how they intersect. In his free time, Sam occasionally writes humor pieces like this one. samstone.nyc
Culture
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Plus, food influencers protest ICE, Trump threatens tariffs against French wine, and more.
Drinks
The Italian Spirit Everyone Loves to Hate Is Getting an American Makeover
American distillers are tapping the spirit of Italian grappa with these potent pours.
Culture
Prue Leith Will Depart From ‘The Great British Baking Show’
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Drinks
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Culture
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Culture
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Cooking
A Taste Test to Find the Best Canned Chickpeas
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Culture
Michelin Launches “Grape” Awards for Wine Producers
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Cooking
The 3 Best Chocolate Cake Mixes You Can Buy at the Store
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Drinks
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BA staffers recommend the best rye whiskey to stock your winter bar cart.
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Culture
The Latest Michelin-Starred Restaurants in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and More
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Culture
Starbucks Workers Strike on Red Cup Day
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Culture
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Culture
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Culture
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Culture
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Plus, Travis Kelce opened a restaurant, Tyra Banks is making “hot ice cream,” and more.
Culture
How Graham Platner Went From Oysterman to Maine's Zohran Mamdani
Working on the water has been instrumental in informing Platner's anti-oligarchy, economically populist platform
Cooking
We Tried 13 Vanilla Extracts. These Are the Ones Worth Your Money
In a taste test of Nielsen-Massey, Heilala, McCormick, and more, which vanilla reigned supreme?
Culture
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Plus, A24 opened a restaurant, Tom Sietsema left his post at the Post, and more.