Ikaria: Lessons on Food, Life, and Longevity from the Greek Island Where People

Description: Ikaria by Diane Kochilas Filled with recipes and stories, this book intends to introduce many people to food as life, as only the Ikarians know it. It also features a 101-year-old weaver - the best on the island - and reveals the combinations of herbs that he cooks with and that he believes give him life. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Part cookbook, part travelogue,Ikariais an introduction to the food-as-life philosophy of the Greek island "blue zone" and a culinary journey through luscious recipes, gorgeous photography, and captivating stories from locals.The remote and lush island of Ikaria in the northeastern Aegean is home to one of the longest-living populations on the planet, making it a "blue zone." Much of this has been attributed to Ikarias stress-free lifestyle and Mediterranean diet- daily naps, frequent sex, a little fish and meat, free-flowing wine, mindful exercise like walking and gardening, hyper-local food, strong friendships, and a deep-rooted disregard for the clock.No one knows the Ikarian lifestyle better than Chef Diane Kochilas, who has spent much of her life there.Capturing the true spirit of the island, Kochilas explains the importance of shared food, the health benefits of raw and cooked salads, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, the greens and herbal teas that are used in the kitchen and in the teapot as "medicine," and the nutritional wisdom inherent in the ingredients and recipes that have kept Ikarians healthy for so long.Ikaria is more than a cookbook. Its a portrait of the people who have achieved what so many of us yearn for- a fuller, more meaningful and joyful life, lived simply and nourished on real, delicious, seasonal foods that you can access anywhere.Part cookbook, part travelogue,Ikariais an introduction to the food-as-life philosophy of the Greek island "blue zone" and a culinary journey through luscious recipes, gorgeous photography, and captivating stories from locals.The remote and lush island of Ikaria in the northeastern Aegean is home to one of the longest-living populations on the planet, making it a "blue zone." Much of this has been attributed to Ikarias stress-free lifestyle and Mediterranean diet- daily naps, frequent sex, a little fish and meat, free-flowing wine, mindful exercise like walking and gardening, hyper-local food, strong friendships, and a deep-rooted disregard for the clock.No one knows the Ikarian lifestyle better than Chef Diane Kochilas, who has spent much of her life there.Capturing the true spirit of the island, Kochilas explains the importance of shared food, the health benefits of raw and cooked salads, the bean dishes that are passed down through generations, the greens and herbal teas that are used in the kitchen and in the teapot as "medicine," and the nutritional wisdom inherent in the ingredients and recipes that have kept Ikarians healthy for so long.Ikaria is more than a cookbook. Its a portrait of the people who have achieved what so many of us yearn for- a fuller, more meaningful and joyful life, lived simply and nourished on real, delicious, seasonal foods that you can access anywhere. Author Biography Award-winning author DIANE KOCHILAS divides her time between New York, Athens, and her familys ancestral island, Ikaria, where she and her husband, Vasilis Stenos, run the Glorious Greek Kitchen cooking school. She has written 18 books on Greek cuisine. Her latest book, The Country Cooking of Greece, was hailed by the Virtual Gourmet as her masterpiece and the Best Cookbook of 2012. She lives in Athens and New York City. Prizes Winner of IACP Crystal Whisk Award (International) 2015 Winner of Books for a Better Life (Cookbook) 2015 Excerpt from Book Introduction Ikaria Feeds the Soul I first touched foot on the island in 1972 as a 12-year-old New York City kid inured tosticky urban summers, insipid American food, and strict curfews. My Greek was nonexistent, but somehow it didnt matter. I felt at home, as though Ikaria was in my bones. It was, I guess. I grew up with it all around, the child of Ikarian immigrants. My father left his village, Raches, in 1937 and never was able to make it back, settling instead, right after the war, in New York City. Despite our physical distance from it, Ikaria was woven into the texture of our lives. We lived in an Ikarian enclave in Jackson Heights, Queens, and all my parents friends were from the island; by default and design, we kids were also friends. Now, so are our own children. Bonds among islanders from Ikaria cross oceans and generations. We never thought these ties and our roots to the island to be anything but the norm, even in a society as mobile as America. Historically, Ikaria has always been isolated and poor, a speck of rock 99 miles long in the middle and roughest part of the Aegean, where political undesirables were exiled from the Byzantine era to the 1960s. But in remoteness and want, islanders learned to be self-reliant, independent of thought, and close-knit, to disdain the pursuit of material acquisition and live simply and essentially, to pay little heed to the zeitgeist of the times, indeed, to pay no heed to time at all. Ikaria is known as the island where people do not live by the clock, where punctuality is not necessarily a virtue, where the time of day is always "late thirty," a kind of running joke. Yet, they outlive most clocks, for the island is home to some of the longest-living people on earth, a demographic and statistical anomaly that has catapulted Ikaria and its people to unexpected fame in the last few years. Ikaria is one of the Blue Zones, Details ISBN1623362954 Author Diane Kochilas Short Title IKARIA Language English ISBN-10 1623362954 ISBN-13 9781623362959 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence US Year 2014 Photographer Vassillis Stenos Imprint Rodale Press Inc. Place of Publication Emmaus Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2014-10-14 NZ Release Date 2014-10-14 US Release Date 2014-10-14 UK Release Date 2014-10-14 Pages 320 Publisher Rodale Press Inc. Publication Date 2014-10-14 DEWEY 641.59495 Illustrations 50 FOUR-COLOR PHOTOS Audience General Subtitle Lessons on Food, Life, and Longevity from the Greek Island Where People Forget to Die: A Mediterranean Diet Cookbook We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:121987558;

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