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Section 01Why You Need This
AI doesn’t slow down. Neither does the noise.
Three reasons smart people still fall behind.
New tools every day.
New models every week.
New papers every Friday.
By the time you read about one, three more shipped.
You don’t know where to start.
Half the AI news is hype.
Half is marketing.
The signal is buried under noise.
Section 02How It Works
Three steps. Stew to brew.
From subscribe to caught-up on your lunch break.
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Read at Lunch
5 minutes. One big story, one workflow, three quick hits.
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You know what shipped, what changed, what to try.
Section 03Inside Every Issue
What’s the Recipe?
Every weekday at lunch. 5 sections. 5 minutes.
Nº 01🔥
The Big Bite
One AI story that mattered today.
90sec readNº 02🥡
The Takeaway
One copy-paste workflow you deploy today.
90sec readNº 03🍳
Fresh From The Stove
Who shipped what at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft.
30sec readNº 04🧂
The Spice Rack
3 quick hits — underrated tools, stats, prompts.
30sec readNº 05🍽️
Table Talk
One reader question, answered straight.
30sec readSection 04Sample Issue
This is what lunch looks like.
A preview of an actual AI Stew issue.
AI Stew — Issue #47
AI STEW 🍲 SAMPLE ISSUE — TODAY'S LUNCH
Digestible AI in 5 minutes or less.
OpenAI quietly cut API prices 40% overnight. Anthropic shipped a model that actually says “I don’t know.” And Nate Herk built a workflow that replaces an entire SDR team for $19/mo. Pull up a chair...
On the menu: OpenAI’s silent price war • Nate Herk’s $19 SDR • Today’s Stove • 3 prompts worth stealing • One reader Q
The Big Bite — Today's one story worth your attention
OpenAI just blinked — and it’s bigger than the price tag.
Overnight, OpenAI cut prices on its most-used models by 30 to 60 percent. The headline is “things got cheaper.” The real story is what cheaper means for every business that’s been waiting to automate...
The Takeaway — A workflow you can deploy today
The $19/mo SDR — Nate Herk’s n8n cold outreach stack, deconstructed
Fresh From The Stove — What the big AI labs shipped today
OpenAI: 40% API cut • Anthropic: Claude 4.8 ships • Google: Gemini gets agentic • Microsoft: Copilot adds memory
The Spice Rack — 3 quick hits worth stealing
Underrated tool: Claude’s computer-use API for auto-screen-recording your workflows • Stat worth quoting: 73% of AI projects ship without a single eval • Prompt to steal: “Write this like I have 30 seconds before my next meeting.”
Table Talk — One reader question, answered straight
Reader Q:“What’s the one workflow you’d build first if you had a free Saturday?”
Answer:Email triage. Two-thirds of inbox time is decisions you’ve already made. Let AI sort, draft, and queue. You approve. Reclaim your morning.
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Cut to the chase
Stop doomscrolling AI Twitter. Start your lunch smarter.
Look — nobody has 10 hours a week for AI Twitter. 5 minutes. Every weekday at lunch. Free forever.
Section 05What One Issue Does
What one lunch looks like.
Lunch break. You savor today’s Stew. By the time you’re back at your desk, you know what OpenAI built, what changed at Anthropic, which workflow the smart builders are talking about, and which tool just got 10x better. By Friday, you’re the one your colleagues ping when AI comes up — and you haven’t opened AI Twitter once.
That’s what one lunch does. ~250 lunches a year. One year in, you’re the person other people ask first.
Section 06Who We Curate
The people I read so you don’t have to.
A rotating cast of the most trusted voices in AI — their best work, surfaced for you every issue. Some links may be affiliate links. I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
RoboNuggets
@RoboNuggets
AI tools + practical workflows. What to use and what to skip.
Nate Herk
@nateherk
n8n + AI automation. Real-business workflows that actually ship.
Nick Saraev
@nicksaraev
Maker School. Building AI automation businesses from zero.
Liam Ottley
@liamottley
AI agency operations. Lead gen + delivery systems for AI shops.
Jeff Su
@JeffSu
AI productivity. Workflow tips that compound week over week.
Jacob Chappell
@jacobchappellai
AI for builders + operators. Air Force veteran. Daily 1PM live on YouTube.
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