The Secret to Rigatoni Carbonara (for a Crowd)

Plus: A Little Gem Salad, Chocolate-Caramel Matzo Toffee, and Lots of Links.

Hey everyone,

We threw a spontaneous dinner party on Tuesday night for Craig’s brother Eric, Craig’s sister Kristin, her boyfriend Dean, and Dean’s daughter Scarlett, all of whom were in town for our trip to Disneyland, which I summed up in this video:

@amateurgourmetThe Best Things That We Ate in #disneyland! #fyp #disney #disneyfood #dolewhips #disneyparks #disneytok #food #foodies

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For the dinner, I decided to use a bunch of bacon that I had on hand from this bacon test I’m doing for Food52 (hopefully my column there will launch soon):