Integrating the latest research and clinical findings with 100 delicious, authentic and easy recipes and Mediterranean lifestyle tips, Riolo uses the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid as a guide.

Introduction: Welcome to the Mediterranean Diet!
 
Chapter 1:
The Healthiest Diet in the World
 
Chapter 2:
Plant-Based Foods: The Foundation of the Mediterranean Diet
 
Chapter 3:
Fish & Seafood: Savoring the Bounty of the Mediterranean Sea
 
Chapter 4:
Dairy & Poultry: Farm Fresh Flavors
Dairy
 
Chapter 5:
Meats & Sweets: Mediterranean Indulgences
 
Mediterranean Cooking Basics
The Mediterranean Pantry
Where to Buy Guide
Bibliography
Index
 Acknowledgments
About the Author 

As an award-winning author, chef, television personality, cuisine and culture expert, and educator, Amy Riolo makes frequent appearances on numerous television and radio programs both in the United States and abroad. Amy, an Italian American of Calabrian descent, also created and appeared weekly in ninety-second cooking videos entitled Culture of Cuisine, which air on nationally syndicated news shows on 28 different channels across the United States, totaling a reach of over 300 million people.

Amy’s book The Mediterranean Diabetes Cookbook (American Diabetes Association) received a starred PW review, won the 2011 Nautilus Book Award, and was named “Best. Diabetes. Cookbook. Ever.” by DiabetesMine.com. For Nile Style; Egyptian Cuisine and Culture, she won the World Gourmand Award for Best Arab Cuisine Book in the United States. Her book Arabian Delights; Recipes & Princely Entertaining Ideas from the Arabian Peninsula was chosen as one of the 16 Volumes Worth Staining by the Washington Post. She is also the author of The Ultimate Mediterranean Diet Cookbook and The Italian Diabetes Cookbook. In addition, Amy contributed to The Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia and co-wrote The Al Tiramisu Restaurant Cookbook: An Elevated Approach to Authentic Italian Cuisine with award-winning chef/restaurateur Luigi Diotaiuti.

Amy is a Culinary Advisor for The Mediterranean Food Alliance. Her work has appeared in numerous print media including, USA Today, Cooking Light magazine,The Washington Post, CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, Gulf News, Popular Anthropology Magazine, The UAE National, and international newspapers and hundreds of blogs.