Ian MacAllen

Designer, Strategist, Storyteller

I've built a career telling stories across digital and print media, adapting to the evolving landscape, and succeeding with competent execution and hard work. I craft narratives by organizing information and distilling the most salient elements.

As a strategist, I've devised successful messages to grow small businesses, win elections, and expand the reputation of professionals. I can create a plan, write the copy, design the message, and build the website to deliver it.

If you have an exciting project you need to get off the ground, let's work together.







Ian MacAllen is the author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American. He is a writer, critic, and graphic designer living in Brooklyn. He previously worked as the Senior Food Correspondent at America Domani and is a regular contributor at Chicago Review of Books.


Ian writes about Italian American food and culture at Red Sauce America and writes about restaurants, food history, food books, and recipes at All The Thing I Eat. He also keeps tabs on local happenings at North Brooklyn Dispatch.

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