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Ian MacAllen

@ianmacallen.bsky.social

Author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American, writer, graphic designer, and critic. Find me at IanMacAllen.com or writing about food on AllTheThingsIEat.com and RedSauceAmerica.com Former Interviews and Deputy Editor at The Rumpus

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Haribo Berries gummies contain enough fiber that it’s listed under nutrients so that counts right?

04.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Notes: 3/3 French onion soup, McDonald's burgers, Alfredo sauce and more

In the latest Food Notes, I pastified French Onion Soup, plus "boy kibble" and discourse on Alfredo sauce.

www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...

04.03.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eating at Wayan: Modern Indonesian Flavor Meets Practiced Technique - https://allthethingsieat.com/siteimages/titlecard.jpg We were in Miami for a night had dinner at Wayan, an Indonesian restaurant from CΓ©dric and Ochi Vongerichten.

We had a night out in Miami and went to Wayan, an Indonesian restaurant.

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03.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like to think Boston Market's shrinking market share stems from my 2003 boycott of a local franchise.

03.03.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hochul Raises Alarm on Costs of Climate Law as Skeptics Call Foul A controversial new state memo citing rising costs for NYC households in the coming years has raised concerns the governor is trying to roll back environmental mandates.

One of the problems with @governor.ny.gov is that she's the one who has been governor failing to deliver the promised renewable energy that would have brought down the cost of electricity. Tax the rich, fund solar subsidies, and get that offshore wind spinning.

www.thecity.nyc/2026/03/03/e...

03.03.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Until the day I die I will wonder why Wordpress has been coded to allow "Featured Image" to disappear as an option.

02.03.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I guess now that it’s March we should pack up the Christmas tree.

01.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eating At Chilakil: Gas Station Tacos At Their Finest - https://allthethingsieat.com/siteimages/titlecard.jpg We had gas station tacos in south Naples, Florida, and they were great.

If there is one thing to admire about south Florida, its the gas station tacos.

allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-ch...

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A high casualty land war could do a lot of good eliminating toxic masculinity.

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Notable Sandwiches #140: Sloppy Joe Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where my editor David Swanson and I slip messily through Wikipedia’s List of Notable Sandwiches. This week, a...

i set out to deliberately write the most pretentious possible essay about sloppy joes

lemme know if i succeeded
buttondown.com/theswordandt...

27.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Even though the days are getting longer, now's when I really feel the lack of sunlight.

27.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Will I regret buying the generic brand of trash bags over the name brand trash bags? We'll see if all the trash ends up spilled on the floor.

27.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yuh-Line Niou for State Senate yuhlineforsenate.com's campaign

Ok friends! I was out petitioning with my team all day and didn’t get to fundraise! Help me get 12 more people to give to help me reach my fundraising goal for the day???!!

Yuhlineforsenate.com

27.02.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

It’s really baffling to me the mistakes autocorrect inserts into my text while its siblings are out there predicting whole essays that trick a few people into thinking a human wrote it.

26.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always thought she looked like a bird.

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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

The AI Tech Bros are going to get us all killed.

www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

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Did he shit himself yet?

25.02.2026 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just remember how the movie Dave ended.

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Just remember how the movie Dave ended.

25.02.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just about everyone under 6 on this delayed JetBlue flight to JFK is in the LEGO store.

24.02.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Notes: 2/24 Chili, cook-offs, Olympic food, suitcase wine, French Onion soup, and more!

Delayed at the airport returning from mid-winter breakβ€” so it’s the perfect time to talk about chili cook-offs.

www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...

24.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m thinking I might regret the decision last week to leave my winter coat at home during mid-winter break.

23.02.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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River Park Playground A small neighborhood playground with a big piece of equipment

A blizzard warning? During mid-winter break? What is this?

Luckily we have an entire section of playgrounds in Southwest Florida, like River Park in Naples.

Let's hope JFK recovers quickly!

www.brooklynplaygrounds.com/playgrounds-...

22.02.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Food Notes: 2/17 Baumgart's Cafe, General Tso's Chicken, Spaghetti and Meatball Romance, and more!

At All The Things We Eat, I looked at Baumgart's Cafe, a diner turned Asian fusion restaurant in North Jersey, and General Tso's chicken.

#food #history

www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...

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The Cost of Ambition in β€œFamily Drama” - Chicago Review of Books Children often don’t understand who their parents were before they came along. Parenting changes a person. Finding out who they were is hard enough when they are still alive. In the case of the twin s...

At @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social, I reviewed "Family Drama" about the desire to balance career and family.

chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/13/t...

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Hochul scrambles to save health program insuring 1.7M people in NY Losing the Essential Plan after federal cuts would be a "freaking nightmare."

The centrist playbook is to allow as much harm as necessary to avoid taxing the rich. That includes people like @governor.ny.gov who wants to cut health insurance from 1.7m New Yorkers instead of taxing the wealthiest.

gothamist.com/news/hochul-...

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Spaghetti is a mess. So, why is it so romantic? "Lady and the Tramp" introduced us to the spaghetti kiss and forever transformed the pasta into a date night food

I spoke with Joy Saha over @salon.com about some of the contributing factors that make spaghetti and meatballs a Valentine's Day winner.

www.salon.com/2026/02/14/s...

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β€œManhattan is part of Brooklyn,” β€” ancient 4-year-old wisdom

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Spaghetti is a mess. So, why is it so romantic? "Lady and the Tramp" introduced us to the spaghetti kiss and forever transformed the pasta into a date night food

Are you celebrating Valentine’s with spaghetti and meatballs?

www.salon.com/2026/02/14/s...

14.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

People say β€œhappy wife, happy life,” but my philosophy is β€œhave enough snacks for the 4-year-old, happy life.”

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