Sam Mason and Fran Derby, back on the job at last.Photos: Josh Ozersky
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Sam Mason mixing, pre-Tailor.Photo: Melissa Hom
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Farewell, Sam Mason. Hello, Tailor
Farewell, Sam Mason. Hello, Tailor
It’s time we finally admitted it: Our winding journey with Sam Mason has come to an end. Construction crews told a Grub Street staffer that the Tailor people plan for an August 6 opening. There might be some truth to this: The date’s not all that far off from the official “mid-August” projection we were recently given, and frankly, we’d sooner believe the laborers than publicists nervous over a massively hyped opening day. And so, we present this album of the magical moments we shared with Mason as he chased the dream of Tailor. If nothing else, we’ll have the memories.
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Sam Mason Has Maybe a Month or So to Visit Fire Island
You'd look satisfied too if you'd waited this long for a kitchen.Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: getting a liquor license and avoiding expectations. »
Sam Mason Parties Like Rock Star, Gets Meta
We should have the plastic off in about a week or so … Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: partying with the Jesus and Mary Chain; his next opening; getting "weeded." »
Sam Mason Really Needed Those Fourteen Sakes
"It's just getting frustrating. I wish I could convey just how frustrating."Photo: Melissa Hom
Sam Mason Knows an A-hole When He Meets One
Post no bills, and hire no jerks.Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: avoiding the Beard after-parties; getting the equipment in; weeding out the a-holes. »
Sam Mason Doesn’t Find Wine Intoxicating
We will sell no wine until...um....Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: putting together the wine program; new menus for a new season. »
Sam Mason Ogles Waitresses, Buys Tiles
"There were some very, very attractive women. I had to leave."Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: hiring staff, the cooks take a safety class, and Tailor begins to come into view. »
Sam Mason Gets His Own Special Island
You haven't been using this oven, right?Photo: Melissa Hom
This week: saving inches in the kitchen; tile choices; why Sam won't open early. »
More The Launch posts
4/12/07
|9:00 AM
Sam Mason Joins a Molecular Secret Society
4/ 5/07
|8:55 AM
Sam Mason on the Sexiness of Japanese Steel
3/29/07
|8:55 AM
Sam Mason Needs Fifteen Women in Stilettos to Complete Construction
3/22/07
|4:50 PM
Sam Mason Puts Together His Crew, Decides How He Likes Them Apples
3/ 8/07
|3:00 AM
Sam Mason: The Electrician Will Totally Be Done in Ten Days
2/22/07
|9:00 AM
Don’t Think Sam Mason Doesn’t Know How Waiters Treat Their Uniforms
2/15/07
|12:30 PM
Sam Mason on Exorbitant Expenses and Why They Call It Spring Street
2/ 8/07
|9:00 AM
Sam Mason and the Fabulous Egg Machine
2/ 1/07
|12:55 PM
Sam Mason: “It’s Like the Special Olympics”
1/25/07
|4:55 PM
Sam Mason Gets Some Important Advice and Thinks About Soundproofing
1/18/07
|9:00 AM
Sam Mason’s Plans on How to, You Know, Make Money
1/11/07
|5:00 PM
Sam Mason Devises Oddball Combos of Sweet and Savory
1/ 4/07
|8:58 AM
Sam Mason Reckons With Garbage
12/21/06
|12:45 PM
Sam Mason on the Exhilarating Highs and Dastardly Lows of Opening a Restaurant
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