Sam Stone
Senior Editor
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
Italy’s Looming Food Shortage May be the Tip of the Iceberg
Plus the reason chocolate tastes bad now, 3D-printed meat, and Abdul El-Sayed on shawarma law.
Culture
I Tried GLP-1 Supplements for a Week. I’m Still Hungry.
Plus, the Michelin scandal in Texas, the new tech that could change restaurants, and more.
Cooking
We Found the Best Hot Chocolate Mixes
From nostalgic hot cocoa to a seriously chocolatey splurge.
Culture
The End of Cookie Chains
Plus what “personalized pricing” really means, and the hottest bagels down south.
Culture
Food Delivery, Now Brought to You by AI
Plus, a $60 rye taste test, the new rules for restaurant critics, and how GLP-1s supercharge food therapy.
Culture
The Lesbian Bar Mask Mandate Implosion
Plus an historic delivery platform settlement, the US-Canada trade war heats up, and more.
Cooking
We Found the Best Boxed Stuffing for Thanksgiving
We tasted seven popular stuffing mixes from Stove Top, Pepperidge Farm, Trader Joe’s, and more. These three came out on top.
Culture
Maybe Don't Bring Your Iced Coffee to a Job Interview
Experts weigh in on the etiquette question that’s been lighting up the internet.
Culture
Everything is a Luxury Item Now
Plus Chipotle’s surprising new partnership, a blueberry scam, and more.
Cooking
The Best Frozen Burritos, According to Our Taste Test
These are the beaniest and cheesiest burritos you can buy.
Culture
Are AI-Made Reservations Fair?
Plus the slippery definition of ultraprocessed food, and the eternal question of BYO seasoning
Culture
“Chicken Shop Date” Ends a Legendary Run
Plus reduced beef regulations, the future of food startup Wonder, and more
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Culture
Restaurants Are Using Unsettling AI-Generated Photos of Food
Plus the rise of Loonen water, and Keith Lee steps in during a crisis
Culture
Why Is Loonen Water So Hyped?
After less than a year on the market, the bottled water is popping up everywhere.
Culture
Jason Kelce Wants Your Piss!
Plus the blueberries that could kill you, beef has reached a price ceiling, and more.
Culture
Cornell's New Dorm Room Food Ban Is Wild (and Correct)
Plus the climate crisis is hitting Parmesan, updated food safety news, and more
Cooking
The Best Store-Bought Marinara, According to Our Taste Test
We tasted 17 jars of pasta sauce. These are the ones we’d recommend.
Culture
When Is a Line Worth It?
And other questions I asked myself chasing New York's most elusive reservation
Culture
American Food Safety Is in Its Flop Era
Plus the snack hyperacceleration, our golden age of pickles, and more.
Culture
Gen Z is Drinking Again, I Guess
Plus RFK Jr.’s YouTube cooking show, the fires in Bordeaux, and more