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The garden continues growing and hopefully by the end of the week I'll be clipping tomatoes

Jul 6 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/30 Oyster Po Boy

Oyster Loaf, Piadina, chicken cutlet, M&M colors, and more.

Jul 4 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/23 Pico de Gallo

I make a salsa, Olive Garden's cheese secret, Americanizing food, and more

Jun 26 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/16 Pici Pasta

Lemon and butter sauce, Gatorade casserole, chicken nuggets for grownups, and more

Jun 17 • Ian MacAllen

Amaro Santoni's Rhubarb Aperitif

Mixed as a spritz, the bitter Italian liqueur delivers a refreshing thirst quencher

Jun 16 • Ian MacAllen

Pizza Tasting Chronicles

A Crispy Crust That Isn't Too Bad If You Close Your Eyes

Spiritus Pizza is best late a night after drinking too much, but we went sober in the daylight

May 31 • Ian MacAllen

It could be better. It could be worse.

There's nothing special about Famous Famiglia Pizzeria on the Upper East Side, but it's still lightyears beyond slices in most other cities

Apr 15 • 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

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

Recent posts

Ready, Set, Grow

Two weeks after planting, we're waiting for some vegetable action

Jun 12 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/9 Eggplant Rollatini

Eggplant rollatini, ramps, corn Twinkies, Jell-o shot cocktails, and more

Jun 11 • Ian MacAllen

Recipe: Tuscan-Style beans

A fast, cheap, easy side dish that's high in fiber.

Jun 11 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/2 Spanakopita

Greek spinach pie, French cheese, strawberries, soup n burger, and more

Jun 3 • Ian MacAllen

A Crispy Crust That Isn't Too Bad If You Close Your Eyes

Spiritus Pizza is best late a night after drinking too much, but we went sober in the daylight

May 31 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 5/26 Rutgers Tomato

Tomatoes, gardens, cheese theft, and more

May 29 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 5/19 Frozen Concentrate Orange Juice

Orange juice, Johnny Appleseed, ketchup, pesticides in your berries, and much more.

May 20 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 5/12 Leeks with Bacon, Beans, Gnocchi

Leeks, orange juice, steakhouses, pizza after bromate, and more

May 13 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 5/5 Flies' Head, Revisited

Flies head tacos, endangered bagels, cocktail garnishes, illegal cheese, and more

May 5 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 4/28 Nathan's Famous

Hot dogs, corn dogs, crinkle cut fries, vodka sauce, potatoes, and more

Apr 30 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 4/21 Pasta e Ceci

Pasta with chickpeas, artichokes, spying pasta sauce, and more

Apr 22 • Ian MacAllen

It could be better. It could be worse.

There's nothing special about Famous Famiglia Pizzeria on the Upper East Side, but it's still lightyears beyond slices in most other cities

Apr 15 • Ian MacAllen

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Recipe: Tuscan-Style beans

A fast, cheap, easy side dish that's high in fiber.

Jun 11 • Ian MacAllen

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 - A History of Cavatelli and Broccoli

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

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: 6/30 Oyster Po Boy

Oyster Loaf, Piadina, chicken cutlet, M&M colors, and more.

Jul 4 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/23 Pico de Gallo

I make a salsa, Olive Garden's cheese secret, Americanizing food, and more

Jun 26 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/16 Pici Pasta

Lemon and butter sauce, Gatorade casserole, chicken nuggets for grownups, and more

Jun 17 • Ian MacAllen

Food Notes: 6/9 Eggplant Rollatini

Eggplant rollatini, ramps, corn Twinkies, Jell-o shot cocktails, and more

Jun 11 • Ian MacAllen

All The Things We Drink

Amaro Santoni's Rhubarb Aperitif

Mixed as a spritz, the bitter Italian liqueur delivers a refreshing thirst quencher

Jun 16 • Ian MacAllen

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

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