Rao's markets a line of pasta sauces that, though expensive (at least by my definition of the word), seem to be well-regarded in many foodie circles. The blog The Watery Gourmet compared Rao's to a line of jarred sauces marketed by Chef Mario Batali and preferred Rao's - albeit slightly.

Anyway, those sauces are probably about as close as most of us average citizens (read: peasants) are going to get to a table at Rao's.



Pretty good selection of flavors, too. Makes me wonder, though, how it must have sounded when they were deciding how to market some of the flavors with appropriate descriptive slogans. Imagine when they were discussing the Puttanesca:

"Hey, I got it! We'll say, Try Rao's Puttanesca Pasta Sauce - Just Like Your Mother Used To Make!"

Bet that guy's sleeping with the fishes.



Signor V.