Past Events
The Alberto Italian Studies Institute is pleased to present author Ian MacAllen on his book, Red Sauce America: How Italian Food Became American.
The Alberto Italian Studies Institute is pleased to present author Ian MacAllen who will offer a lecture on his book, Red Sauce America: How Italian Food Became American, on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Walsh Library Beck Rooms.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library
New York Public Library, NYC
October 18, 2023
6:30 PM
RSVP Here!Woodland Park Public Library
Woodland Park, New Jersey
March 9, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Ian presented "Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American" to local patrons.
Miss Manhattan Reading Series
Niagara Bar
September 12, 2022
7:30 p.m.
Ian joines Rachel E. Gross and Heather Domenicis for a night of nonfiction. RSVP on Facebook.
Ringwood Public Library
Ringwood, New Jersey
October 20, 2022
6:30 p.m.
Ian MacAllen returns to his hometown library to present Red Sauce with presentation and Q&A.
This event took place waterfront at the East End Park.
View the event on Facebook.
Ian presented the narrative of Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American and took questions from the audience.
Tickets included the lecture and a prix fixe dinner.
STARTER
Summer Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella
with basil vinaigrette
MAIN COURSE
Chicken Cacciatore
with Broccoli & saffron rice pilaf
or
Spaghetti & Polpette
Long simmered red sauce with mini meatballs
DESSERT
Berries with Zabaglione Freddo
Assorted berries with cold whipped custard cream
Joining me will be Vanessa Chan, Andres Cordoba, and Megan Milks.
Joining me is Maud Newtown, Chloe Cooper Jones, Susan Shapiro, Edgar Gomez, and Leah Goodridge
Joined in conversation with Jonathan Corcoran, author of The Rope Swing
I joined the reading at the last minute after one of the readers dropped out.
Readers: Alizah Rose Salario, Ian MacAllen, Brad Wetherell, and James Yeh.
H.I.P Lit's summer series hosted me along with Kris Waldhe, Simeon Marsalis, Mychal Denzel Smith, and Catherine Carberry
The Manhattanville Reading Series is a Franklin Park Reading Series-affiliated event for emerging writers. Readers were Isaac Fitzgerald (Buzzfeed Books Editor) and emerging stars Joy Baglio, Ian MacAllen, and Darley Stewart.
Readers: Stu Watson, Sarah Wang, Jen Levitt, and Ian MacAllen
I hosted Melissa Adamo, Alex Norcia, Melissa Swantkowski, and Dana Jaye Cadman at the Mellow Pages Library for a reading celebrating English Kills Review. Photos from Big City Sasquatch
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In Red Sauce, Ian MacAllen traces the evolution of traditional Italian-American cuisine, often referred to as “red sauce Italian,” from its origins in Italy to its transformation in America into a new, distinct cuisine.