Ian MacAllen

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Food Notes: 6/2 Spanakopita

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

I cooked up a spinach pie, and looked into the history of spanakopita in the United States

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Food Notes: 5/26 Rutgers Tomato

Tomatoes, gardens, cheese theft, and more

I planted some tomatoes. A lot of tomatoes, actually. And I looked into the history of Rutgers Tomato.

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Food Notes: 5/19 Frozen Concentrate Orange Juice

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

I tracked down one of the last cans of Minute Maid frozen concentrate, so obviously I had to look into the history of orange juice concentrate, and find out why its going away.

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

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

We ate some leeks with beans and bacon.

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Food Notes: 5/5 Flies' Head, Revisited

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

Flies Head is a modern Taiwanese dish. I cooked some up for dinner, and then I made tacos.

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Food Notes: 4/28 Nathan's Famous

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

In the latest Food Notes, a look at Nathan's Famous and how the evolution of Coney Island helped shape this chain.

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Food Notes: 4/21 Pasta e Ceci

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

I look at the ancient Italian pasta dish that was instrumental in my child.

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Eating At Sami’s Kabab House: A Mayoral Favorite with Tasty Food

We had lunch at Sami's Kabab house in Astoria feasting on Afghan kababs and tasty appetizers.

We ate at Sami's Kabab House in Astoria.

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Food Notes: 4/14: Chicken Parmigiana aka Chicken Parmesan

Last week was spring break for NYC school children, so naturally we fled the city for grandma daycare.

I cooked up som chicken parm, and wrote about the history of the Italian American dish.

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All The Things To Eat at Baseball Stadiums

With the baseball season started, now's a great time to look at the latest food offerings from America's ballparks. Here's the 2026 guide of

Food has become a big part of baseball stadiums, from the wild to the delicious, here's the new foods you should (and shouldn't) eat at America's baseball stadiums.

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Food Notes: 3/24

Viral dumpling lasagna, $50 lobstah rolls, cookbooks, kid's menus and more

I cooked up the viral dumpling lasagna. It was better than expected and I would make it again.

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Eating at Mel’s: An Iconic Florida Diner

We stopped at Mel's Diner in Naples, Florida, where we found a classic diner from a southwest institution.

Mel's Diner on the West Coast of Florida was chaining spanning a hundred miles. Now its down to 4 locations. We had lunch there.

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Food Notes: 3/10

Alfredo sauce, gamey meat, restaurant voyeurism, alligator okay for Lent, and a whole lot more

I made some American Alfredo, and explain why thats different than actual Fettuccine Alfredo.

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Food Notes: 3/3

French onion soup, McDonald's burgers, Alfredo sauce and more

I pastafied French Onion soup.

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Eating at Wayan: Modern Indonesian Flavor Meets Practiced Technique

We were in Miami for a night had dinner at Wayan, an Indonesian restaurant from Cédric and Ochi Vongerichten.

We had dinner at Wayan Miami, an Indonesian inspired restaurant built on a legacy of fusing French and southeast Asian cuisine.

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Eating At Chilakil: Gas Station Tacos At Their Finest

We had gas station tacos in south Naples, Florida, and they were great.

I had some gas station tacos in south Florida.

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American Alfredo: How One Simple Dish Became the Flavor of Everything - Red Sauce America

Rigatoni with American Alfredo and grilled chicken Fettuccine Alfredo is a classic pasta dish invented in Rome, yet many Italians today wil

The history of American Alfredo sauce.