La Cucina Di Lidia [Hardcover]

Bastianich is a co-owner (with her husband) and chef of New York's Felidia Ristorante, Jacobs a food journalist and restaurant reviewer; together they have written a remarkable book. Part memoir, part cookbook, it showcases Bastianich's unique cuisine, which is at heart Italian but influenced by Yugoslavian, German, and Hungarian cooking. The text is both intensely personal, with evocative reminiscences of growing up in Istria or of the origins of the various dishes, and knowledgeable and wide-ranging, with discussions of ingredients and difficult techniques and informed wine suggestions. Highly recommended.
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"America’s most passionate and talented Italian cook has produced a masterful book–bursting with personal and supremely useful recipes. Here is the essence of Istrian culture distilled into a unique volume. Lidia, you are wonderful. Mille grazie!"
-Anthony Dias Blue


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The owner of New York's celebrated Felidia presents a collection of over 120 simple but sophisticated recipes from the cuisine of her native Istria, spiced with tidbits of history and tradition and seasoned with warm family memories.

B & W and full-color photographs throughout

The owner of New York's celebrated Felidia presents a collection of over 120 simple but sophisticated recipes from the cuisine of her native Istria, spiced with tidbits of history and tradition and seasoned with warm family memories.

B & W and full-color photographs throughout

LIDIA BASTIANICH hosts the hugely popular PBS show, "Lidia's Italian-American kitchen" and owns restaurants in New York City, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh. Also the author of Lidia's Italian Table and Lidia's Italian-American Kitchen, she lives in Douglaston, New York. JAY JACOB'S journalism has appeared in many national magazines.


From the Trade Paperback edition.