MRM News Bites: Remembering a Restaurant Industry Legend

20 Min Read By MRM Staff

Each week, Modern Restaurant Management magazine compiles restaurant industry headlines in MRM News Bites. This time, we celebrate the life of a restaurant industry legend and plenty of restaurant openings. Send items of interest to Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com.

Celebrating the Life of Frank Pellegrino Sr.Rao's iconic co-owner, Frank Pellegrino Sr. passed away on January 31 in the presence of his family and loved ones. He was 72 years old.

Frank Pellegrino SrIn a statement, his family told MRM:

"While the entire Rao's family mourns his loss, they also celebrate his life, and know he'd be adamant that the show must go on. Presiding over a hallowed New York establishment elegantly entrenched in a bygone era of Packards and Parodis, Frank Pellegrino was an impeccable curator of the City’s gritty, glorious past. It was under Pellegrino’s inspired stewardship that Rao’s became the City’s most coveted dining destination, a place…