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Mica Marder getting ready to break up the ice in his make-shift cold plunge bath. (Photo credit: Madison Fender)
Cold plunging isn’t exactly new. Evidence of devotees of cryotherapy can be found as far back as the fourth century B.C., with Hippocrates himself extolling upon the beneficial virtues of cold-water immersion and therapy, writing in his work “On Airs, Water and Places” that “the water can cure everything.”
More recently, though, a whole bunch of your Hamptons neighbors are getting in on the chilly action, too. Take a listen to our story about cold plunging on the East End…
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
