Urban Daddy

Mobsters. Cops. Meatballs.
Pitches concerning movies about mobsters, cops and meatballs.
Your week just got a lot more of… some of these things.
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The Atlantic Wire

The Italian-American red-sauce joint is making a comeback. And this time, the restaurants have a different clientele in mind, a group for which exclusiveness is key.
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Zagat

Having grown up working in his family’s restaurant, the storied Rao’s in East Harlem, open since 1896, Frank Pellegrino Jr. (aka “Frankie”) knows a thing or two about hospitality.
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Forbes

If you are the Mayor of New York City, the Empire State’s Governor, or a starter (benchwarmers take heed) for the Mets or Yankees, you have almost certainly dined at Rao’s, and your photo may even be on the wall.
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DuJour Magazine

“It beckoned to us,” explains restaurateur Frank Pellegrino Jr. of his decision to open an outpost of his exclusive New York City Italian restaurant, Rao’s, on the West Coast.
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The Morning Blend

TV clip from The Morning Blend in Las Vegas on Channel 13 which features Chef Fatimah cooking for Restaurant Week in “In the Kitchen.”
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Eater Vegas

Rao’s released its latest YouTube video, this one showcasing bocce ball. Frank Pellegrino Sr. talks about why bocce ball is so important to the Rao’s tradition; the original location in New York is located across the street from a neighborhood bocce park.
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV clip from Frank Pellegrino Jr.’s appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
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Desert Companion

Meatballs
The secret: the perfect panade
Turn your home into a Rat Pack-approv ed red sauce restaurant with this classic recipe, courtesy of Rao’s executive chef Dino Gatto.
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Eater Vegas

Rao’s released its latest YouTube video, this one showcasing bocce ball. Frank Pellegrino Sr. talks about why bocce ball is so important to the Rao’s tradition; the original location in New York is located across the street from a neighborhood bocce park.
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