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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

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

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Sweet Potato Latke

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

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 12/2

Spiral ham, beans, Dr. Pepper, lychee martinis, cold-cut cookies, and more!

Dec 4, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 11/25

Utica Greens, Thanksgiving Pizza, Sausage Party, hot honey and more!

Nov 26, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 11/18

Beans, Greens, Alison Roman's pop-up shop, an interview with Katie Parla, and more

Nov 19, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 11/11

Vegan chickpea pasta, pizza history, the end of Italian pasta, daily beans, and more

Nov 13, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 11/4

Tuna tataki, nutella shortages, oysters, books, and more!

Nov 5, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 10/28

Frittata, broccoli rabe, giant zucchini, giant pumpkins, regular-sized hot dogs and more

Oct 29, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 10/21

Tuscan-style white beans, pumpkin spice, sausage casings, and more

Oct 22, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

A Wide Selection of Mid Pizza

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

Oct 20, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 10/14

Italian Wedding Soup, Borscht, Potato Chips, Italian Ice, and more

Oct 15, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 10/7

Ziti, finding uses for 7 pounds of carnitas, Italian soda, barbecue and more

Oct 8, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 9/30

Carnitas, pasta scams, artichoke wars, wine trends, and more

Sep 30, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

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Sweet Potato Latke

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

Dec 9, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Mustardy Cucumber and Carrot Top Salad

An light, acidic side salad made with surplus ingredients

Sep 10, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Roasted Broccolini

A citrusy, garlicky, and roasted-y green vegetable

Aug 27, 2025 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 7/29

Spaghetti Alla Siracusa, oysters, lobsters, cheese curds and more.

Jul 30, 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: 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 Things We Drink

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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