Ian MacAllen
Biography
Ian MacAllen is the author of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American. He is a writer, editor, and graphic designer living in Brooklyn.
Contact
For all inquiries, contact ianmac47 @ gmail.com.
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Memberships
Curriculum Vitae | Porfolio by request
Select Publications
For a full list of publications, please view my CV available online here.
Food & Wine
- How the Beloved Jersey Tomato Came to Be, New Jersey Monthly, 1.26.2023
- San Gennaro: A Gastronomic Celebration of Immigrant Foods, Whetstone Journal, 3.14.2022
- Sweet Ending For Third Annual Zeppole Eating Contest, America Domani, 9.21.22
- Uncork Italy’s Natural Wine Phenomenon, America Domani, 2.10.2023
- Is It Even Thanksgiving Without Lasagna?, America Domani, 11.23.22
- Review: A Short History of Spaghetti With Tomato Sauce, Graduate Association of Food Studies, 7.13.22
General Nonfiction
- We've been quarantining with our son for over 3 weeks, Parenting Insider, 1.8.21
- The America Domani Cookbook Gift Guide, America Domani, 12.14.22
- Don’t Wait to Make Improvements for Pedestrians, The Provincetown Independent, 9.29.21
- Marcella Hazan, author of The Classic Italian Cook Book, Focus of New Documentary By Filmmaker Peter Miller, America Domani, 9.7.22
- Long Days Journey into Rent Stabilization, The Billfold 3.13.2014
- How To Drive A Friend To Detox, Thought Catalog, 02.08.2013
Conversations
- Tim Blake Nelson Brings Hollywood to the Page, The Millions, 2.20.2023
- Food of the Italian Islands: Meet Katie Parla (Part I), (Part II, aD, 3.21.2023
- Meet The Man Who Thinks Marco Polo’s Discovery Of Pasta Is Hilarious, aD, 2.2.2023
- An Interview with Rachel Rear, author of Catch The Sparrow, Brooklyn Rail, 2.14.22
- An Interview with Lilly Dancyger,Vol 1 Brooklyn, 11.13.2019
- Can a Book About Incest Be Greater Than Its Shock Value?, Electric Literature, 12.6.2017
- An Interview with Nicholas Mancusi, The Rumpus, 1.3.2020
- An interview with Dolan Morgan, The Rumpus, 5.5.2017
Books
- The Five Great Takeaways from Stanley Tucci’s Memoir, Taste, America Domani, 12.13.22
- The Failed Promise of the American Dream in “Cheap Land Colorado”, Chicago Review of Books, 11.9.2022
- Vulnerability and Humor in “Bring Your Baggage and Don’t Pack Light”, Southern Review of Books, 7.13.2021
- A Chef’s Hunger For More in “Savor”, Chicago Review of Books, 10.19.22
Fiction
- The Lives of Paul, The Offing, 2.3.2020
- Friendr, 45th Parallel Magazine, 3.2019
- The Second Russian, Little Fiction, 9.5.2018
- Three Women, Vol 1 Brooklyn, 3.26.2018
- The Truth About Dolphins, Queen Mob's Tea House, 12.13.2016
- Trinkets, Joyland Magazine, 10.10.2016