▁Jay - Z ▁shot ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" D . O . A ." ▁( De ath ▁of ▁Aut ot une ) ▁at ▁R ao ' s . ▁ ▁Television ▁R ao ' s ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁" R a im ondo ' s ," ▁a ▁fict ional ▁restaurant ▁featured ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁murder ▁in ▁the ▁Law ▁& ▁Order ▁episode ▁" Every body ▁Lov es ▁Ra im ondo ' s ." ▁ ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁fict ional ▁restaurant ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁actor ▁Ray ▁Ab ru z zo , ▁who ▁later ▁co - star red ▁with ▁P elle gr ino ▁on ▁The ▁S op ran os . ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁shooting ▁at ▁the ▁restaurant ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁Top ▁Che f : ▁All ▁Stars , ▁season ▁ 8 , ▁episode ▁ 8 , ▁an ▁elim ination ▁challenge ▁required ▁the ▁che fs ▁to ▁cook ▁a ▁three - course ▁family - style ▁Italian ▁me al ▁at ▁R ao ' s ▁restaurant ▁for ▁the ▁jud ges ▁and ▁R ao ' s ▁own ers ▁and ▁staff . ▁ ▁On ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁K itchen ▁Night mar es , ▁Season ▁ 7 , ▁episode ▁ 2 ▁" P ant ale one ' s ", ▁Gordon ▁R ams ay ▁tal ks ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁R ao ' s ▁restaurant ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁who ▁own s ▁the ▁p izza ▁shop ▁" P antal one ' s " ▁in ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado . ▁He ▁then ▁takes ▁the