▁another ▁close ▁relative . ▁Anna ▁P elle gr ino ▁R ao ▁ref ined ▁the ▁menu ▁further ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Vincent ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁menu ' s ▁identity ▁today . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁R ao ' s ▁opened ▁a ▁second ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁under ▁executive ▁chef ▁Car la ▁P elle gr ino , ▁with ▁two ▁ten - table ▁rooms ▁and ▁additional ▁se ating ▁available ▁on ▁an ▁out door ▁garden ▁pat io . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁R ao ' s ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁opened ▁a ▁b oc ce ▁bar ▁outside ▁and ▁began ▁offering ▁b oc ce ▁less ons ▁and ▁co ck t ails ▁there . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Frank ▁P elle gr ino ▁Jr . ▁announced ▁on ▁Late ▁Night ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁Fall on ▁that ▁R ao ' s ▁will ▁open ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁soon . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁opened . ▁ ▁R ao ' s ▁now ▁s ells ▁products ▁in ▁g our met ▁mark ets ▁and ▁super mark ets . ▁ ▁Product s ▁include ▁past a , ▁sau ces , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁o live ▁oil . ▁ ▁Though ▁small , ▁Italian ▁Har lem ▁culture ▁is ▁still ▁kept ▁alive ▁by ▁R ao ' s ▁and ▁the ▁G ig lio ▁Society ▁of ▁East ▁Har lem . ▁Every ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁week end ▁of ▁August ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Back ▁To ▁School