Recipes from New York City`s Felidia restaurant: simple, sophisticated food from Istria--Lidia Bastianich`s Italian homeland on the border of Yugoslavia. Along with the recipes--which include Polenta with Fontina and Porcini Mushrooms, Plum Gnocchi, Duck Roasted with Sauerkraut, and Apple-Custard Tart--Lidia includes plenty of memories and photographs of her family and childhood.