snackspot: rao's – frankie doubles down

So I had lunch at Rao's yesterday. I know what you're thinking. 'Wow! You have a table at Rao's?' Followed by, 'Wait a minute – Rao's isn't open for lunch.' Indeed. It was a special luncheon to announce Rao's opening in Caesars Palace this December in Las Vegas. What you need to know is…

Frankie Pellegrino Jr. will be in-house and his wife Carla Pellegrino will be in the kitchen as Executive Chef. (Based on the four hour 16-course meal I had, she seems to know her way around the penne.) There will be an outdoor bocce court. The restaurant is 10,000 square feet and has a brand new reservation book, which means you'll be able to get a table, although Frank Sr. did mention that people in NY and Vegas have already started asking for regular tables. Get in while you can.

Comments

[alison]

Hey!

I just got this code for the Time Out eating event on Tuesday. I went last year, and there’s a bunch of restaurants giving out free food, cool music and there’s a couple of open bars for the whole night. There’s a coupon code (TONYVIP) you enter at check out so you can get them for 20% off your tickets if you buy them before Tuesday. It’s a really fun event, and I think you get a gift bag and a free subscriptions, too.

[mme snack]

Bonjour Alison. How's the internship going at TONY? Merci for the discount code - the 20% off will come in handy, especially since there's no press list for the event.

[JOHNNY]

THANKS!