Ian MacAllen

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Author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American, former Senior Food Correspondent at America Domani
Websitehttps://www.ianmacallen.com/
Bookhttp://book.redsauceamerica.com/

This week I made a broccoli and cavatelli soup, plus I scold British people on their refusal to use the term noodles.

https://www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes-127

I put together a timeline of Italian American food highlighting the most important dates of your favorite foods.

#food

https://www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/a-timeline-of-italian-american-food/

I had a late lunch at the Court Square Diner, a historic spot in Long Island City that you've probably seen on television.

https://allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-court-square-diner-a-neighborhood-diner/

I had Pinsa, a Roman-style pizza, at Montesacro in Brooklyn, where the pizza is good and the pasta is mid.

https://allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-montesacro-pinseria-roman-cuisine-in-new-york/

In the latest Food Notes, I looked into where those blue tins of Danish butter cookies come from, plus a history of Nutella, the return of Gourmet and the future of pizza in 2026.

#food

https://www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes-113

Over at Red Sauce America, I looked at the history of Italy's hazelnut chocolate, from the early origins to the Nutella empire.

#food #foodhistory #italianfood #nutella

https://www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/how-italian-hazelnuts-built-an-empire/

In the latest Food Notes, we roast a chicken from a famous upstate pork store.

https://www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes-16

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

https://allthethingsieat.com/last-call-reflecting-on-winonas/

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

https://allthethingsieat.com/last-call-saying-goodbye-to-fette-sau/

We ate dinner at St. Anselm, a very Brooklyn steakhouse that sat at the one time center of hipster Brooklyn.

#food #history #restaurants

https://allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-st-anselm-a-tres-brooklyn-steakhouse/