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Over New Year’s, I took the kids to New York City and stayed atRoyalton Park Avenue.
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In hopes of recreating it, I headed to the Whole Foods pasta sauce aisle.
(My go-to’s are usually Carbone or Rao’s Marinara, both delicious.)
I’ve tried the Vodka sauce from both brands, also great.
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In short: Stock up now if you’re free to find it.
“Buy this now,” I told them.
“Best Rao’s sauce I’ve tasted.”
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A few days later, she requested the sauce again.
So then, I headed over to Rao’s website.
Rao’s Creamy Marinara is a ghost on the internet.
Was I losing it?
Did I concoct this unicorn of a sauce in my head?
I want to know: Where did this sauce come from, and why isn’t it available everywhere?
“We’re not touching it!
What won’t you find?
Any added sugar, filler, colors, starch, water, tomato blends, and tomato paste.