Exhibit 23.2


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-106156) and related
Prospectus of American Italian Pasta Company for the registration of 100,000
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated October 30, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of American Italian Pasta Company included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended September 27, 2002, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.


                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
October 28, 2003