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
"A highly stylized narrative filled with observatory humor, witty phrases, and entertaining eccentricities." @ianmacallen.bsky.social's review of “The Responsible Party” by Claire Carusillo (@henryholtbooks.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/08/17/c...
Owning the Truth in Claire Carusillo's "The Responsible Party" - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Claire Carusillo's novel, "The Responsible Party."
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Only a few weeks left to get those kids into routines for the new school year. www.abramoadvising.com/resource-cen...
Resetting Before The New School Year
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At the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social, I dug into Claire Carusillo's exploration of truth in The Responsible Party. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/08/17/c...
Owning the Truth in Claire Carusillo's "The Responsible Party" - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Claire Carusillo's novel, "The Responsible Party."
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The Wisconsin governor's race highlights how without ranked choice voting, two flawed front runners can dominate with a minority of voters' support.
Why is Google Maps programmed to make sure you cannot see the street name of the street you are looking at?
I can't believe its been 6 years since I wrote this review at @trampset.bsky.social www.trampset.org/post/book-re...
Book Review: Collective Gravities
Collective Gravities by Chloe N. Clark, word west, $15 paperback, 2020Reviewed by Ian MacAllenFew people would have predicted a global pandemic would plunge the world into a collective isolation with ...
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I like ice cream, and I like history. I reviewed Cape Cod Cones, by Maria Finch Chandler, which has a bit of both. allthethingsieat.com/fleeting-foo...
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The 2024 cover of Cape Cod Cones set against a soft serve swirl from Kream 'N Cone, Chatham Cape Cod Cones offers an in-depth guide to the Cape's ice cream shops with lots of history. I look at wha...
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I talk about the history of coleslaw -- both fictional story I made up about the origins 27 years ago and where it really comes from. www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...
Food Notes: 8/1 Cole Slaw
Coleslaw, cabbage, California wine, caesar salad and more.
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The episode of I Love Lucy that Vivian / Julia Roberts watched was filmed the same number of years to Pretty Woman as Pretty Woman is to today.
The worst enshittification of the internet in 2026 has been the constant 5 second delay "verifying your session."
Truly incredible how Bing's Copilot literally just copy pastes content into search results and somehow this is not theft.
Adding to the enshittification of Google, searching on Google sites now automatically changes your search term based on what skynet thinks you want to search for.
This story of the fall of Bushwick Daily from @grimesquare.bsky.social is a must read. grime-square.com/2026/08/02/b...
Bushwick Daily Is an AI Slop Zombie
“Having them flame out like this just feels kind of silly”
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People on threads are talking about putting the champagne to the fridge and the trending description is amazing.
The only good thing about AI is that the SEO content mill industrial complex will not survive.
I cooked up some Portuguese Kale Soup and looked into the ancestral soup from Portugal. www.allthethingsweeat.com/p/food-notes...
Food Notes: 7/21 Portuguese Kale Soup
Soup on Cape Cod, H Mart has a cookbook, space food, pots and pans, and more.
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"Ryan Effgen has given us a solid entry in the family vacation summer read." @ianmacallen.bsky.social's review of “Make Nice” by Ryann Effgen (@aaknopf.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/23/c...
Collision of One Family's Past and Present in Ryan Effgen's "Make Nice" - Chicago Review of Books
The family vacation provides an ideal opportunity to test those relationships. For writers, the vacation plot is a petri dish filled with parents and children, long-standing and unresolved angst, and ...
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At the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social, I looked into the family drama of Ryan Effgen's MAKE NICE, a summery vacation novel. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/07/23/c...
Collision of One Family's Past and Present in Ryan Effgen's "Make Nice" - Chicago Review of Books
The family vacation provides an ideal opportunity to test those relationships. For writers, the vacation plot is a petri dish filled with parents and children, long-standing and unresolved angst, and ...
chireviewofbooks.com
Over at Appetito magazine, I interviewed Danielle Callegari about her book, A Bite-sized History of Italy, where we talked about the evolution of Italian cuisine. appetitomagazine.com/features/dan...
Danielle Callegari on A Bite-Sized History of Italy and Italian Food History - Appetito
The Dartmouth professor discusses why cuisine became Italy's strongest cultural identity, from ancient Rome to modern Italian-American cooking.
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A look back at my first (and last, as it turns out) meal at Cozy Soup N Burger. Thanks to Matt Caputo for insisting we have lunch here. allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-co...
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After a half-century serving soup and burgers in Manhattan, the Cozy Soup N Burger Diner closed this past summer. I look back on my first (and las) visit a few months earlier.
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Why do people suddenly think it’s acceptable to park at a gas pump when they are not pumping gas. This is not store parking. It’s not a Wendy’s. It’s a gas pump. If you are not pumping your car should not be parked there.
I feel bad for the Canadian bake off contestants who are given knockoff stand mixers.
My book, Every Galaxy a Circle, came out six months ago. A week later my parents house burned down in a devastating fire. So I did not do as much promotion as I would have liked. I am so proud of this book! So I am going to take this half book birthday to fill your feed with promotion. Sorry!
Every Galaxy a Circle
An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human Experience In Every Galaxy a Circle, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghosts, and the future, presenting a collection that spans folkl...
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Hey food Bluesky — anyone know if whetstone magazine is gone forever? The website says it’s expired.
After years of wondering, I finally ate at Duchess, a family-owned, Connecticut fast food chain. The verdict: pretty good. allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-du...
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After years of seeing Duchess signs along I-95, we finally sat down for a meal at this family-owned, Connecticut fast-food chain.
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The biggest obstacle to success in creative fields is inevitably the client who hires an expert but ignores their advice. Like going to the doctor who tells you to take a medicine but insisting your homeopathic treatment is better.
Just because we allowed a bunch of psychos to set our clocks to have hours of daylight when we should be sleeping, it doesn’t mean we have to live that way.
