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DuJour Magazine

September 6, 2013

"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. » Click to Read More

The Morning Blend

August 26, 2013

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TV clip from The Morning Blend in Las Vegas on Channel 13 which features Chef Fatimah cooking for Restaurant Week in "In the Kitchen." » Click to View the Clip

Eater Vegas

July 25, 2013

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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. » Click to Read More

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

July 24, 2013

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TV clip from Frank Pellegrino Jr.'s appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. » Click to View the Clip

Desert Companion

July 22, 2013

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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. » Click to Read More

Eater Vegas

July 8, 2013

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Las Vegas

May 3, 2013

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We wait every year for this," says Nicole Grimes, the chef de cuisine at Rao's. "This is our time. We can be playful. Everybody in the room is somebody, and we wait all year to do this menu." » Click to Read More

Grub Street

February 25, 2013

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Spanish Harlem institution Rao's is indeed opening at 1006 Seward Street in the Hollywood Canteen space, according to co-owner and managing partner Frank Pellegrino Jr., who says in a press release that the restaurant is targeting a late spring or early summer opening. » Click to Read More

The Daily Meal

February 21, 2013

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New York staple Rao's, also known as that one place in that Jay-Z music video, or the restaurant that inspired Goodfellas, is finally heading to Hollywood. » Click to Read More

Zagat

February 21, 2013

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Looks like Frank Pelligrinio Jr. and the whole Rao's clan will be moving into Hollywood sooner than we thought. News slipped out like a piece of spaghetti that the famed... » Click to Read More

Las Vegas

December 23, 2012

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When Nicole Grimes was a kid in Pittsburgh, her grandmother used to make baccalà in a Crock-Pot that sat on top of the washing machine, so the kids wouldn't trip on the cord. » Click to Read More

Las Vegas

November 5, 2012

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It's been a New York landmark for more than a century, but Rao's didn't expand beyond its 10 coveted tables until 2006, when they opened a larger, more reservation-friendly restaurant in Las Vegas. » Click to Read More

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