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
Restaurants
The World's 50 Best Restaurants, According to the ‘World’s 50 Best’ List
This year’s controversial but hotly anticipated list was announced on June 20 at a ceremony in Valencia, Spain.
Culture
Why Did Instant Pot—Revered, Cherished, Iconic—Just File For Bankruptcy?
It might seem baffling that such a popular kitchen tool is failing. But the fact it's such a high-quality appliance is a part of the problem, actually.
Culture
The Baffling, Wonderful Lives of the Olive and Cream Cheese Sandwich
From New York to Lebanon to California to Argentina, people recall eating the creamy-salty sandwich while growing up. What are its real origins?
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Editors' Picks
Forget a Blender, My Most Used Kitchen Appliance Is This Bluetooth Speaker
There may be more useful kitchen accessories, but none more joyful.
Reviews
Faberware’s Countertop Dishwasher Works as Well as a Full-Sized One
This portable dishwasher has entirely changed my relationship with cooking.
Restaurants
Have Big Cities Lost Their Edge As Dining Destinations?
The real winners of this year's James Beard Awards were small cities and towns, which boxed out places like New York and San Francisco. It’s just one example of the way once-ignored places are taking center stage.
Lifestyle
All-Meat Diets Are Real and Yeah, They're Extreme
The carnivore diet, lion diet, and animal-based diet have all become popular on social media recently. Here's what to know.
Culture
‘The Bear’ Season 2 Trailer: The Crew Gets Even More Chaotic
In the new official trailer for FX’s “The Bear” Season 2 on Hulu, the team tries to open a new restaurant. Watch it here.
Restaurants
The 50 Best Bars in North America, According to the 'World's 50 Best' List
The oft-criticized but still-revered organization gave the number one spot to New York bar Double Chicken Please.
Cooking
Which Hot Dog Brand Is Best? A Blind Taste Test of Oscar Mayer, Hebrew National, and More
Because your summer BBQs deserve the best. (Or at the very least, not the worst.)
Cooking
NY Approves Statewide Gas Stove Ban in New Buildings
The first statewide ban in the US, it will affect home cooks for years to come.
Culture
Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Ouster Cements the Green M&M as Internet Queen
After years spent stoking weird culinary culture wars, the influential right-wing TV host has been beat by his ultimate made-up enemy: the Green M&M.
Cooking
Pour This No-Prep, No-Cook Sauce on Literally Any Noodle
All you need is a few minutes and a few ingredients.
Restaurants
The James Beard Foundation’s Hyped-Up Food Hall Isn’t Bad. But Can It Live Up to Its Name?
Market 57 in Manhattan has some real hits, but it also has a lot of room to grow.
Culture
Dear Lord, Crumbl Is Supposedly America's Fastest-Growing Dessert Shop
The dessert chain, famous for not-very-tasty cookies, is everything wrong with internet food hype.
Restaurants
Behind the Bonkers Tale of a Cocaine-Fueled Night at Chez Panisse
We called up the mostly-retired chef Jeremiah Tower, now 81, to unpack the first installment of his newsletter, drug use in restaurants, and what he has planned for the future.
Culture
Are Peeps Canceled Now? They Apparently Contain Carcinogens
Plus, Gwyneth Paltrow drinks boring water and Pizza Hut Taiwan launches a “flavorless” pizza.
Restaurants
Mimi Sheraton, the NYT’s First Female Restaurant Critic, Has Died
Sheraton was known for her relentless dedication and extremely strong opinions.