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Topic: Meatballs

"Lady And The Tramp" lobbycard (LMPC via Getty Images)

Spaghetti is messy. Why is it romantic?

Joy Saha
Ikea Swedish Meatballs (Getty Images/Alifia Geren)

IKEA sold millions of meatballs in 2023

Michael La Corte
Chitarra with slow-cooked tomato sauce and meatballs (Dave Brown)

Spaghetti and meatballs — with a twist

Mateo Zielonka
Meatballs (James Ransom )

A chef-approved tip for better meatballs

Paul Hagopian - Food52
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Director and producer Ivan Reitman on the exterior set of "Animal House" in Studio City, California, 1978 (Paul Harris/Getty Images)

Ivan Reitman, boomer for Gen X nihilism

Gwydion Suilebhan, Steven Gimbel
Meatballs (Photo courtesy of Carmine's)

Make Carmine's meatballs at home

Ashlie D. Stevens
Classic Italian Meatball Spaghetti (Getty Images/Christian Darby Santos/EyeEm)

Make the best spaghetti and meatballs

Michael La Corte
Giada De Laurentiis (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Giada's meatball pizza is "kid-approved"

Julia Pedrozo Santiago
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Prop stylist: Ali Slagle. Food stylist: Pearl Jones. (Julia Gartland / Food52)

Attention: New meatballs from Sohla!

Sohla El-Waylly - Food52
Jamie Oliver (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Enjoy Jamie Oliver's messy meatball buns

Mayu Evans
(James Ransom / Food52)

The history of grape jelly meatballs

Rebecca Firkser - Food52
Prop stylist: Brooke Deonarine. Food stylist: Drew Aichele. (Rocky Luten/Food52)

Must-try chicken meatballs with quinoa

Emma Laperruque - Food52
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Food stylist: Anna Billingskog. Prop stylist: Amanda Widis. (Rocky Luten/Food52)

Mom's tomato soup meatballs

Erin Alexander - Food52
Bill Murray in "Meatballs" (Paramount Pictures)

Bill Murray "Meatballs" tales

Gabriel Bell
(photo-oasis/Shutterstock)

Lindsay Abrams
Harold Ramis (Reuters/Stephen Chernin)

Associated Press
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