Rao's Classics: More Than 140 Italian Favorites from the Legendary New York Restaurant

FRANK PELLEGRINO, JR. is the fourth generation co-owner of the original Rao’s in East Harlem, New York, and its locations in Las Vegas and Hollywood. Pellegrino moved out to open the Las Vegas location of Rao’s in 2006 and the Hollywood location in 2013. He is the author of Rao’s on the Grill. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife.

FRANK PELLEGRINO, SR. was the proprietor and nightly host at the famous Rao’s Restaurant in New York. He was born and raised on East Harlem. In 1992, Frank founded Rao’s Specialty Foods to produce and sell the highest quality gourmet products. His books include The Rao’s Cookbook and Rao’s Recipes from the Neighborhood. he passed away in 2017.

Rao’s is the legendary, tiny corner restaurant in East Harlem where it’s impossible to book a table: each of the red-checked, cloth-covered four-, six-, and two-tops is reserved for a titan of New York industry, a celebrity, or a major politician. Permanently. Now Frank Pellegrino, the third generation of his family to operate the impossible-to-get-into Rao’s restaurant in East Harlem and founder of Rao’s food products line, goes deep into the history of his family, the restaurant, and America’s love affair with Southern Italian cooking to create Rao’s biggest, best Italian cookbook yet.

This complete cookbook’s 140+ recipes include:

- Linguini Aglio Olio
- Lobster Fra Diavolo
- Eggplant Parmigiana
- Margherita Pizza alla Rao's
- Veal Chops Paillard
- Beef Braciola
- Stuffed Italian Frying Peppers
- Blood Orange and Limoncello Panna Cotta