Interview · moment 10 of 12
Ordering at Rao's and Snubbing Warren Buffett
from Least Likely Cop · #114
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
4 minGuest
Bo runs through his usual order at Rao's dish by dish, then tells a story about refusing to give up his table to Warren Buffett, and discusses other classic NY steakhouses like Sparks, Smith & Wollensky, and Peter Luger.
- 41:30Tim's standard order at Rao's: fish salad, tomatoes with mozzarella, baked clams, roasted peppers, and macaroni with cabbage and sausage.
- 42:08The full meal continues with lemon chicken, steak pizza, shrimp albanese, and homemade ice cream—followed by gaining fifty pounds.
- 42:44Leonardo DiCaprio calls Tim wanting to go to Rao's instead of being at his own restaurant.
- 43:25Tim refused to budge for Buffett and never heard from him again—"Fuck him."
- 43:47Tim used to go to L'Avvenaria as a cop; the place is completely unchanged.
- 43:59His uncle is director of operations for Smith and Wollenski's and those big steakhouses.
- 44:13Tim now owns a piece of Wollenski and used to love the rib eye occasion style at Smith's early on.
- 44:35Paul Castellano got shot before he could finish dinner at Sparks; should have at least let him eat first.
Warren BuffettHarvey KeitelPaul Castellanoorganized crimeCharlie MungerMS-13