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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
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She’s right. We need to replace every democrat in elected office. Primary every single one.

If we want more people to adopt electric stoves, we should have a Manhattan project style intervention to create an electric stove that works as good as gas.

Why is the far right obsessed with seed oils?

At All The Things I Eat I reviewed Mike Madaio’s A History of Philadelphia Sandwiches: Steaks, Hoagies, Iconic Eateries allthethingsieat.com/a-look-at-ph...

Mapquest quietly out there winning social media and navigation.

People need to stop hugging subway poles.

The latest Food Notes is out. I eat a Cuban sandwich, pancake mixes get tested, and a look at all the different types of cardamon, plus a lot more. open.substack.com/pub/alltheth...

The most disgusting trend are the clickbait headlines for obituaries.

Kaew Jao Jorm serves up dishes that Instagram bait, but the stunning plates are also delicious. #brooklyn #food #restaurant #restaurantreview #thai #thaicuisine allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-ka...

Next week! I'll be chatting about Glitter and Concrete with the Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association. Purchase tickets here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Carn... Anyone is welcome to attend!

Mable's Smokehouse is a great barbecue restaurant with backcountry saloon vibes, so obviously it was ideal for a three-year-old. allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-ma...

Looking forward to the Jurassic Park White Lotus mashup.

Did not expect to need new map apps. So far here we go, a European map company still correctly lists Gulf of Mexico. wego.here.com

With the latest Food Notes, I discuss vodka sauce made with Nduja, and suggest a name for this new recipe, plus tacos, pickle soup and more. allthethingsieat.substack.com/p/food-notes...

Everything that’s been happening has me wondering if in the universe of Idiocracy, did intelligent people exist in society but simply had so little power, surrounded by such stupid people, they simply disappeared into the background.

Hochul allowing Eric Adams to sell out NYC instead of forcing him to resign when he was indicted? Jeffries offering no opposition? Democrats are not going to save us.

I ate at Leo, a Neapolitan-style pizzeria in Brooklyn. Have we hit peak Neapolitan pie? allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-le...

Inflation under Trump is so bad he’s eliminating the penny.

Tonight’s going a big night one way or another for all those lonely divorced men with a gambling problem.

Happy Super Bowl to those who celebrate. Celebrate Philadelphia with an Italian Roast Pork sandwich. www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/the-his...

It’s my honor to announce @therumpus.net’s five nominations for BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS 2025. Check out this thread and give our nominees some love! 1) @jillchristman.bsky.social’s “Spinning Webs in Space.” #RumpusEssays therumpus.net/2024/10/08/s...

The people saying “it’s common sense!” Are also the people who can’t use a basic search function.

This is an insane situation, but also we need to know the airline. www.businessinsider.com/gate-agent-r...

The latest Food Notes is out. I made Taco Soup, plus Berry-colored pots, endangered pasta, Indian pizza, and more. #food #history allthethingsieat.substack.com/p/food-notes...

Remember in Office Space, the guys intended to round fractional pennies into an account but messed up the decimal point— now think about that with trillions of dollars.

Eat pasta.

A lot of people are coping by telling themselves there will be a blue tsunami. But right now the Democratic Party has absolutely failed to respond in any meaningful way and are entirely complicit in the dismantling of the US government.

“Nobody voted for this,” says people who voted for exactly this.

Dogs slam dunking a basketball while Democrats whine, But dogs can’t play basketball!

Rome had lead pipes. America has microplastics. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How do American citizens activate Article 5? We’re clearly under attack from within. We need NATO to come to our aid.

I wonder if Joe Biden yet regrets his decision to run for re-election instead of allowing a primary.

If you have to ask “which plane crash” you have too many plane crashes.

Honestly if these pro-birth politicos wanted people to have more kids they would outlaw sending children home from daycare for minor fevers.

We had lunch at Inday All Day, the sit-down flagship of fast casual chain Inday. allthethingsieat.com/eating-at-in...

I made this during the first administration and with tariffs coming to Mexican goods tomorrow, it seems relevant again.

Every school we’ve toured has hydroponic classes which seems like prepping everyone for the post-apocalypse indoor farm culture.

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Just overheard: “… my IRL Pinterest board…”