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Food Notes: 2/24

Chili, cook-offs, Olympic food, suitcase wine, French Onion soup, and more!

Feb 24 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/17

Baumgart's Cafe, General Tso's Chicken, Spaghetti and Meatball Romance, and more!

Feb 18 • Ian MacAllen

Raspberry St. Germain Tart

Searching for a use of crème di framboise

Feb 16 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/10

Jalapeño peppers, too too much corn, Pepsi scams, McDonald's Caviar, and so much more!

Feb 10 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/3

Beef Stroganoff, snack prices, Iguana pizza, and more!

Feb 4 • Ian MacAllen

Pizza Tasting Chronicles

A Wide Selection of Mid Pizza

Roma Pizza in the west village has a famous storefront, but forgettable pizza

Oct 20, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Is This The Best Buffalo Chicken Slice in the City?

Rome to Brooklyn Pizza makes a decent regular slice, but really shines with specialty pizzas

Sep 10, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Apizza and Beer Is a Fun Afternoon

Lala's serves up New Haven style pies on the roof deck of Grimm Ale's tasting room

Jun 4, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Good Enough to Eat Again

Detroit-style Chain Jet's Pizza Delivers a surprisingly good slice

May 28, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Recent posts

Cucumber Dill Salad

Half a cucumber, leftover sour cream, an old shallot, and a lemon close to its end of life make up this vibrant salad

Feb 3 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 1/27

Broccoli, cavatelli, soup, noodles, pasta, macaroni, pumpernickel, psychedelic mushrooms, and more!

Jan 27 • Ian MacAllen

Broccoli Stalk and Leftover Red Cabbage Slaw

A mustardy slaw made from leftover vegetable parts

Jan 23 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 1/20

Nduja, Italian Americans, Pinsa, breadsticks with nacho cheese, and more

Jan 21 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 1/13

Butter cookies, Nutella, Gourmet magazine returns, and more!

Jan 13 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 1/6

Roasted whole chicken, Oscar's Smokehouse, orange juice, and more.

Jan 7 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 12/30

Lentils, shellfish, caviar, and more!

Dec 31, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 12/23

Artichokes, seven fish, eleven fish, two fish, Brussels Sprouts, and more!

Dec 23, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 12/16

Egg rolls, bowls, cookbooks, Yule log cakes, and more!

Dec 17, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 12/9

Sweet potato hot dish, latkes, Chicago pizza, pawpaw ice cream, fatty butter, and more!

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

All The Best Things of 2025

The best cookbooks, the best restaurants, the best recipes-- all in one place

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Sweet Potato Latke

Sweet, crispy and fried, these latkes are good any time

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

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Cucumber Dill Salad

Half a cucumber, leftover sour cream, an old shallot, and a lemon close to its end of life make up this vibrant salad

Feb 3 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 1/27

Broccoli, cavatelli, soup, noodles, pasta, macaroni, pumpernickel, psychedelic mushrooms, and more!

Jan 27 • Ian MacAllen

Broccoli Stalk and Leftover Red Cabbage Slaw

A mustardy slaw made from leftover vegetable parts

Jan 23 • Ian MacAllen

Sweet Potato Latke

Sweet, crispy and fried, these latkes are good any time

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Pasta Salad Chronicles

Cavatappi Pasta Salad

Lots of vegetables for this classic tangy pasta salad

Aug 30, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Back of Refrigerator Pasta Salad

Salty, briny, jarred pantry items become a pasta salad

May 29, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Alliterative Creamy Ceasar Pea Pasta Shallot Salad

Leftover pasta and old pantry ingredients make a creamy, Ceasary salad.

May 2, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Deli-style Elbow Pasta Salad

A quick pasta salad to accompany hot dogs

Apr 25, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes

Food Notes: 2/24

Chili, cook-offs, Olympic food, suitcase wine, French Onion soup, and more!

Feb 24 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/17

Baumgart's Cafe, General Tso's Chicken, Spaghetti and Meatball Romance, and more!

Feb 18 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/10

Jalapeño peppers, too too much corn, Pepsi scams, McDonald's Caviar, and so much more!

Feb 10 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 2/3

Beef Stroganoff, snack prices, Iguana pizza, and more!

Feb 4 • Ian MacAllen

All The Things We Drink

Raspberry St. Germain Tart

Searching for a use of crème di framboise

Feb 16 • Ian MacAllen

Limoncello Spritz

A summery citrus spritz

Jul 25, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Aperitivo: Old Coffee Martini

The morning's leftover coffee is a great base for an afternoon cocktail.

Apr 24, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Aperitivo: White Negroni Edition

A lighter version of the classic Italian cocktail

Apr 17, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

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