Dining at Rao's
To celebrate another great season of television, my kitchen crew from TV and I decided to go out on the town. Where to go? The decision was unanimous! Our destination was to be Rao's. Rao's happens to be notorious for being one of the most difficult restaurants in New York in which to get a reservation. Yearlong waits for one of its ten tables are not uncommon. In fact, if you call for a reservation, a recording states that, " As of now, 2010 is completely filled and we are not accepting any reservations." Fortunately, I have a little pull there at Rao's and Nikki Elkins, Nora Singley, Thomas Joseph, Sarah Mastracco, Sarah Carey and Kevin Sharkey joined me for a most memorable evening. Please enjoy!
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- Nikki Elkins, Kevin Sharkey, and Sarah Mastracco
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- Here I am with Nikki and Sarah.
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- the filling for Rao’s famous stuffed clams – yum!
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- Visiting in the kitchen with Michael Lanza who was up to his elbows with…..
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- Meatballs, ready to go into the gravy
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- Meatballs simmering away
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- Dom the butcher sharing a laugh with Michael
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- The walls of Rao’s are covered with memories.
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- Thomas Joesph and Nora Singley
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- Another shot of Nikki and Sarah
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- Here I am with Kevin.
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- The roasted peppers were to die for.
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- As was the seafood salad
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- The steamed mussels in white wine were sublime!
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- The baked clams were perfect.
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- Sarah Carey sitting next to Joe Ciccone, the manager
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- ‘D’, the bartender in background
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- Waiter Hilton in background
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- Orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe alongside shells with fresh ricotta
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- A platter of luscious meatballs
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- We ate and ate.
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- Having fun yet?
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- Kevin and Sarah
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- Tom, Nora, and me
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- This is Dino.
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- Josh, another friendly waiter
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- A plate of tartufo and a plate of black raspberry ice cream and coffee ice cream – amazing!
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- Here I am with ‘Nickki Vest’ – the bartender.
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- Busy in the kitchen with Dino, Lidya, Pauli, and Dom
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- Posing with Dino, the chef
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- And here I am with Jerry.
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- The fellow in the background is Ron Straci, the owner.
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- The bill was paid with cash.
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