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The dish is all about contrast: toothsome pasta coated in a silky, starchy, creamy, cheesy sauce with a burst of lemon to cut through the richness.

After eating his seventh chicken wing, which is coated in Butterfly Bakery Hot House Hot Sauce, Hart is struggling.

Add in the giardiniera mayo and mix until everything is well coated.

In some instances, though, soggy, overcooked pasta can be coated in an unappealing sauce, which is a disservice to the true virtue of pasta.

In 2021, for example, the state legislature adopted rules allowing for wood coated with toxic metals like chromium and arsenic to be taken to nonhazardous waste facilities.