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Tossed with olive oil, tomatoes, jalapeño, feta and Parmesan cheese, the expertly al dente Rustichella rigatoni is not your everyday mac ‘n’ cheese dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Appeared in the October 10, 2025, print edition as 'Drake’s Suit Against Lamar Tossed'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Tossed with some sliced cabbage that’s spread on the pan next to the tofu, the sauce helps the thinner cabbage pieces singe and blacken appealingly.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2024

Tossed between the rapids, the scow hit a shelving rock and jolted to a stop, a mere third of a mile from the 167-foot drop of Horseshoe Falls.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2019

“The things people wish for! The craziness! Last year someone wrote I wish for chocolate spaghetti. In permanent marker. On a pair of underwear. Tossed it way up high.”

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate