Rao''s, the hundred-year-old restaurant with a mere ten tables
tucked in a corner of East Harlem in what was once a legendary
Italian neighborhood, is one of the most sought-after restaurants
in all of Manhattan. Its tables are booked months
in advance by regulars who go to enjoy what The New York Times
calls its "exquisitely simple Italian cooking" from traditional
recipes,many as old as Rao''s itself. You may not get a table at
Rao''s, but now with this book you can prepare the best Italian
home-style food in the world in your own kitchen. Here for the
first time are recipes for all of Rao''s fabulous classics--its
famous marinara sauce, seafood salad, roasted peppers with pine
nuts and raisins, baked clams, lemon chicken, chicken scarpariello,
and on and on.
The recipes are accompanied by photographs that re-create Rao''s
magic and testimonials from loyal Rao''s fans--
from Woody Allen to Beverly Sills. Here too is a brief history of
the restaurant by Nicholas Pileggi and a Preface by Dick
Schaap.
Both will convince you that what you have in your hands is a
national treasure, a piece of history, and a collection of the best
Italian American recipes you will ever find.