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
Find me at IanMacAllen.com or writing about food on AllTheThingsIEat.com and RedSauceAmerica.com
Former Interviews and Deputy Editor at The Rumpus
Should the Streisand effect be renamed the Bari Weiss effect?
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Should the Streisand effect be renamed the Bari Weiss effect?
Meredith in the Family Stone does not age well.
December 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Meredith in the Family Stone does not age well.
Our 4-year-old’s school has a little holiday show today so I can’t wait to meet the PM and his new girlfriend.
December 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our 4-year-old’s school has a little holiday show today so I can’t wait to meet the PM and his new girlfriend.
Heated Rivalry makes Canadian real estate look so good.
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Heated Rivalry makes Canadian real estate look so good.
Tonight, Winona's in Bed Stuy closed for good. At All The Things I Eat, I reflect on the meals I had there during its five year run.
#food #restaurants #brooklyn
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#food #restaurants #brooklyn
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December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Tonight, Winona's in Bed Stuy closed for good. At All The Things I Eat, I reflect on the meals I had there during its five year run.
#food #restaurants #brooklyn
allthethingsieat.com/last-call-re...
#food #restaurants #brooklyn
allthethingsieat.com/last-call-re...
The L Train has lost power, 8th avenue bound just before 1st Ave.
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The L Train has lost power, 8th avenue bound just before 1st Ave.
One of Brooklyn's first and best barbecue joints, Fette Sau, is set to close this weekend. We had our last meal there this week.
#barbecue #brooklyn
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#barbecue #brooklyn
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Last Call: Saying Goodbye to Fette Sau - https://allthethingsieat.com/siteimages/titlecard.jpg
New York City barbecue Fette Sau is set to close forever this weekend, so my wife and I had our last meal at the historic restaurant.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
One of Brooklyn's first and best barbecue joints, Fette Sau, is set to close this weekend. We had our last meal there this week.
#barbecue #brooklyn
allthethingsieat.com/last-call-sa...
#barbecue #brooklyn
allthethingsieat.com/last-call-sa...
We ate dinner at St. Anselm, a very Brooklyn steakhouse that sat at the one time center of hipster Brooklyn.
#food #history #restaurants
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#food #history #restaurants
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Eating at St. Anselm: A Très Brooklyn Steakhouse - https://allthethingsieat.com/siteimages/titlecard.jpg
We celebrated seven years of marriage with dinner at St. Anselm.
allthethingsieat.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We ate dinner at St. Anselm, a very Brooklyn steakhouse that sat at the one time center of hipster Brooklyn.
#food #history #restaurants
allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-st...
#food #history #restaurants
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Threads is saying he’s on his way to a hospital in a helicopter.
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Threads is saying he’s on his way to a hospital in a helicopter.
One of my favorite interviews to assign was this conversation between Melissa Adamo and Jonathan Corcoran, about Jonathan’s debut story collection The Rope Swing.
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The Rumpus Interview with Jonathan Corcoran - The Rumpus
Jonathan Corcoran discusses his debut collection The Rope Swing, Appalachian writing communities, getting disowned by his family for coming out, and his father's death.
therumpus.net
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
One of my favorite interviews to assign was this conversation between Melissa Adamo and Jonathan Corcoran, about Jonathan’s debut story collection The Rope Swing.
therumpus.net/2016/10/24/t...
therumpus.net/2016/10/24/t...
The new @therumpus.net website looks great… so now seems like the perfect time to look back at some of the pieces I published there.
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The new @therumpus.net website looks great… so now seems like the perfect time to look back at some of the pieces I published there.
Just bought a coffee. I was the only person on line. I pay. Simple drip coffee, poured before I’m done signing. The lone barista still brings the coffee to the end of counter in the pickup area like there is any other person waiting for this coffee and makes a big show of putting it at the end.
December 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Just bought a coffee. I was the only person on line. I pay. Simple drip coffee, poured before I’m done signing. The lone barista still brings the coffee to the end of counter in the pickup area like there is any other person waiting for this coffee and makes a big show of putting it at the end.
I deconstructed and egg roll and accidentally made a bowl, plus the origins of egg rolls and bowl culture, and a whole lot more, in this week's Food Notes.
#food #bowls #eggrolls
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#food #bowls #eggrolls
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Food Notes: 12/16
Egg rolls, bowls, cookbooks, Yule log cakes, and more!
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December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I deconstructed and egg roll and accidentally made a bowl, plus the origins of egg rolls and bowl culture, and a whole lot more, in this week's Food Notes.
#food #bowls #eggrolls
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#food #bowls #eggrolls
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It’s happening: annual watching of Love Actually with live tweeting commentary.
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
It’s happening: annual watching of Love Actually with live tweeting commentary.
New York City retail feels like it’s still on quiet hours. How is anyone supposed to shop local for the holidays when doors get locked at 6pm like some suburban strip mall?
December 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
New York City retail feels like it’s still on quiet hours. How is anyone supposed to shop local for the holidays when doors get locked at 6pm like some suburban strip mall?
I spent a lot of time this week creating a guide to the Italian, Italian American, and Italian-ish cookbooks that came out this year.
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The 2025 Italian Cookbook Book Guide - Red Sauce America
We took a look back at the Italian, Italian American, and Italian-ish cookbooks from the past year.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I spent a lot of time this week creating a guide to the Italian, Italian American, and Italian-ish cookbooks that came out this year.
www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-202...
www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-202...
Love Actually is NOT a Christmas movie. It’s a rom com that just happens to take place during Christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Love Actually is NOT a Christmas movie. It’s a rom com that just happens to take place during Christmas.
Reposted by Ian MacAllen
Hello, we’re Ghost in the Machine, a landmark documentary that’s mandatory viewing for anyone thinking about or using AI.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be premiering at #SundanceFilmFestival next month. We hope you’ll join us in person or online, and follow along here.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be premiering at #SundanceFilmFestival next month. We hope you’ll join us in person or online, and follow along here.
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hello, we’re Ghost in the Machine, a landmark documentary that’s mandatory viewing for anyone thinking about or using AI.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be premiering at #SundanceFilmFestival next month. We hope you’ll join us in person or online, and follow along here.
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be premiering at #SundanceFilmFestival next month. We hope you’ll join us in person or online, and follow along here.
At All The Things We Eat, I wrote about making Sweet Potatoes three ways, plus the List of Lists, low ages in food writing and more in this week's Food Notes
#food #sweetpotato
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#food #sweetpotato
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Food Notes: 12/9
Sweet potato hot dish, latkes, Chicago pizza, pawpaw ice cream, fatty butter, and more!
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December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
At All The Things We Eat, I wrote about making Sweet Potatoes three ways, plus the List of Lists, low ages in food writing and more in this week's Food Notes
#food #sweetpotato
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#food #sweetpotato
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Reposted by Ian MacAllen
"Something valuable in her story is just to take more chances, take more risks, take big swings."
@mbwwelch.bsky.social's interview with @adamm0rgan.bsky.social on his new book "A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls” (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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@mbwwelch.bsky.social's interview with @adamm0rgan.bsky.social on his new book "A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls” (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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"Emblematic of Chicago's Literary Community Today": Adam Morgan on Literary Pioneer Margaret C. Anderson - Chicago Review of Books
IIn Chicago, you can feel the weight of history everywhere. The architecture bears the marks of a great fire. The city meets at the intersection of an ancient glacial lake and a river that once flowed...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"Something valuable in her story is just to take more chances, take more risks, take big swings."
@mbwwelch.bsky.social's interview with @adamm0rgan.bsky.social on his new book "A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls” (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/09/e...
@mbwwelch.bsky.social's interview with @adamm0rgan.bsky.social on his new book "A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls” (@atriabooks.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/12/09/e...
Looking for the best restaurants of 2025 but can't find a definitive list? We have the list of lists! Cookbooks, recipes, drinks-- find all the lists of best things at All The Things We Eat.
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All The Best Things of 2025
The best cookbooks, the best restaurants, the best recipes-- all in one place
www.allthethingsweeat.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Looking for the best restaurants of 2025 but can't find a definitive list? We have the list of lists! Cookbooks, recipes, drinks-- find all the lists of best things at All The Things We Eat.
www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/all-the-be...
www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/all-the-be...
I find it extremely rude that @nycschools.bsky.social provides forms that do not provide enough letter boxes for our son's hyphenated name.
December 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I find it extremely rude that @nycschools.bsky.social provides forms that do not provide enough letter boxes for our son's hyphenated name.
We should have a government Department of Enshittification that regulates tech companies that are enshittifiying their products and dictates changes to prevent it.
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We should have a government Department of Enshittification that regulates tech companies that are enshittifiying their products and dictates changes to prevent it.
I think the feature of Adobe CC products that is the most irritating is that every Save As / Export Type / Open function uses a different reference for most recently used file folder and its just a constant navigation through file folders.
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I think the feature of Adobe CC products that is the most irritating is that every Save As / Export Type / Open function uses a different reference for most recently used file folder and its just a constant navigation through file folders.
Reposted by Ian MacAllen
MONDAY, 8PM: The Franklin Park Reading Series Season Finale toasts a year of outstanding lit w/superstars @angelaflournoy.bsky.social Tim Blake Nelson @drovarela.bsky.social @megancummins.bsky.social @jennifersears.bsky.social & Wah-Ming Chang! Franklin Park, 618 St. Johns Pl. #Free #crownheights
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
MONDAY, 8PM: The Franklin Park Reading Series Season Finale toasts a year of outstanding lit w/superstars @angelaflournoy.bsky.social Tim Blake Nelson @drovarela.bsky.social @megancummins.bsky.social @jennifersears.bsky.social & Wah-Ming Chang! Franklin Park, 618 St. Johns Pl. #Free #crownheights