Rao's, the hundred-year-old restaurant with a mere ten tables tucked in a corner of East Harlem in what was once a&#160;&#160;legendary Italian <br>neighborhood, is one of the most sought-after restaurants in all of Manhattan. Its tables are booked months <br>in advance by regulars who go to enjoy what The New York Times calls its &quot;exquisitely simple Italian cooking&quot; from traditional recipes,<br> many as old as Rao's itself. You may not get a table at Rao's, but now with this book you can prepare the best Italian home-style food in the<br> world in your own kitchen. Here for the first time are recipes for all of Rao's fabulous classics--its famous marinara sauce, seafood salad, <br>roasted peppers with pine nuts and raisins, baked clams, lemon chicken, chicken scarpariello, and on and on.<br>The recipes are accompanied by photographs that re-create Rao's magic and testimonials from loyal Rao's fans--<br>from Woody Allen to Beverly Sills. Here too is a brief history of the restaurant by Nicholas Pileggi and a Preface by Dick Schaap. <br>Both will convince you that what you have in your hands is a national treasure, a piece of history, and a collection of the best Italian <br>American recipes you will ever find.