Elspeth Velten: General Manager for Simply Recipes

Title: General Manager

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Education: Fordham University

Elspeth has worked in the lifestyle space for ten years, and has been with Dotdash since 2016.
Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Playboy, and International and Australian Traveller.
She graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism from Fordham University in 2011.

Experience

Elspeth is the General Manager of Simply Recipes and Serious Eats. Previously she was the Editorial Director of Dotdash's Beauty & Style Group. Prior, Elspeth spent time in the travel world as a founding editor of TripSavvy, Dotdash’s travel brand, and editor at Luxury Escapes, an Australian eCommerce site based in Melbourne.

Elspeth landed in the fashion closet at Time Inc. after college, where she spent two years learning the editorial ropes. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Playboy, and International and Australian Traveller. She's touched on food in many of her favorite pieces, including coverage on NYC restaurants turning into markets, her personal journey with sourdough, and the challenges of sustainable fisheries in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Elspeth graduated with a degree in Communications and Journalism from Fordham University.

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.