Sam Stone
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 17
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 17, 2026
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The Lesbian Bar Mask Mandate Implosion (opens the original)
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Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. Last time we covered price creep and luxurymaxxing. I think weâand by âweâ I mean all of us in the northeastâcan agree: Fall is here. Thereâs a chill in the air. I can feel a great yearning for chili growing somewhere in the pits of my soul. This week, I went to Floradora where I received an order of largest mozzarella sticks I have ever encountered. They were the size of a
Everything is a Luxury Item Now (opens the original)
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Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. Last time we covered the rise of AI-made reservations. We must address one oft-ignored issue thatâs become too acute to overlook: Whoever is in charge of wine at Trader Joeâs needs a wellness check. Iâm seeing apple pie wine. Iâm seeing pumpkin spice chardonnay. Iâm concerned and I want to help. This week chef Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park fame entered the consumer pac
Are AI-Made Reservations Fair? (opens the original)
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Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. Last time we covered the end of âChicken Shop Date.â Welcome back to Open Tab. Labor Day weekend was excuse enough for me to make salmon tacos with pineapple-chile salsaâalways a hitâfollowed by a fluffy, aromatic olive oil cake. Iâve found myself cooking at home almost exclusively in recent weeks, but, in no particular order, here are the New York Restaurants Iâve been m
âChicken Shop Dateâ Ends a Legendary Run (opens the original)
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Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. Last time we covered the restaurants using AI Foodslop images. Welcome back to Open Tab. Can you smell fall in the air? I cannot, but I want to make an apple pie so badly that Iâm pretending I do. Iâve spent the week finding creative ways to dress up a rotisserie chicken, but Iâve found that nothing takes the place of a great sauce. My go-to is a zippy, spicy, creamy-cilantro-y
Restaurants Are Using Unsettling AI-Generated Photos of Food (opens the original)
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Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have stayed open in my tabs all week. Last time we covered Jason Kelceâs endearingly odd anti-data center protest. Welcome back to Open Tab. This week, I have a laughably-specific recommendation that I hope at least some of you will be able to try: the egg sandwich at Thai Diner which I ate just hours ago. Close your eyes, if you will, while I paint you a picture of what is inarguably the best breakfast sandwich in New
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