Vittorio’s Rigatoni

A glossy tomato-butter sauce that is somehow both extravagant and understated. All comfort. No complications. I don’t know Vittorio personally, but I owe him a thank you. (Okay, he has a three-star Michelin restaurant.) This recipe first popped up in my feed with no context, just a swirl of red sauce being finished with butter and an avalanche of cheese. I was intrigued. It looked simple, but something about it felt refined. When I tried it myself, I understood why.

It uses three ki