Rao's, the hundred-year-old restaurant with a mere ten tablestucked in a corner of East Harlem in what was once a legendaryItalian neighborhood, is one of the most sought-after restaurantsin all of Manhattan. Its tables are booked months in advance by regulars who go to enjoy what The New York Timescalls its "exquisitely simple Italian cooking" from traditionalrecipes,many as old as Rao's itself. You may not get a table atRao's, but now with this book you can prepare the best Italianhome-style food in the world in your own kitchen. Here for thefirst time are recipes for all of Rao's fabulous classics--itsfamous marinara sauce, seafood salad, roasted peppers with pinenuts and raisins, baked clams, lemon chicken, chicken scarpariello,and on and on. The recipes are accompanied by photographs that re-create Rao'smagic and testimonials from loyal Rao's fans-- from Woody Allen to Beverly Sills. Here too is a brief history ofthe restaurant by Nicholas Pileggi and a Preface by DickSchaap.
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