Elana Lepkowski: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: Los Angeles, California

Expertise: Cocktails, Baking, Kid-friendly recipes

Writing about and creating cocktail for over 10 years
Stir and Strain has been a finalist for Saveur Magazine Best Food Blog Awards 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018
Globally seen on SimplyRecipes.com, TheKitchn.com, Bravotv.com, Buzzfeed.com, Imbibe.com, HuffingtonPost.com, FoodRiot.com, Liquor.com, as well as contributor on Serious Eats, and NPR's Dinner Party Download.

Experience

Stir and Strain's Elana Lepkowski has an extensive background in the gourmet and celebrity food industries. As veteran creative director of Surfas in Culver City (a 'chef's paradise' and foodie destination), she led public outreach and liaised with promotional partners, coordinating on-site events with food and equipment brands as well as with the Food Network, Bravo, and other major media outlets. She has been writing for Simply Recipes since fall 2019 and writing for various media outlets since 2006.

Favorite soundtrack while cooking: "Buck Owens Ultimate Collection"

About Simply Recipes

Simply Recipes, a Dotdash brand, is here to help you cook delicious meals with less stress and more joy, offering recipes and cooking advice for home cooks, by home cooks. We have more than 3000 tested recipes, guides, and meal plans, and draw over 15 million readers each month. Dotdash's vibrant brands help over 100 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired.

Dotdash is among the largest and fastest growing publishers online, and has won over 50 awards in the last year alone, including Digiday's 2020 Publisher of the Year. Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger.