Book, Hardcover Frank A. Pellegrino Published in: 1998 Publisher: Random House Language: English Raos, 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 itsexquisitely simple Italian cookingfrom traditional recipes, many as old as Raos itself. You may not get a table at Raos, 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 Raos fabulous classicsits 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 Raos fans. Here too is a brief histo