Grace Elkus: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Education: Diploma of Culinary Arts from Natural Gourmet Institute , Bachelor's in Print & Online Journalism from Elon University

Expertise: Plant-based cooking

Former deputy food director at the Kitchn.
Former host of Cooking Light's "Wow" series, Real Simple's "Veg Out" series, Kitchn's "With Grace" IGTV series, and Kitchn's Cooking School on YouTube.
Written for Cooking Light, Southern Living, Real Simple, the Kitchn, AllRecipes, and Simply Recipes.

Experience

Grace Elkus is a food writer, editor, and recipe developer with over a decade of experience in food media. She is the former deputy food director at Kitchn, where she wrote a vegetarian recipe column called Tonight We Veg. She also wrote for Cooking Light, Southern Living, Real Simple, Kitchn, AllRecipes, and Simply Recipes, among others. Additionally, she was the host of Cooking Light's "Wow" series, Real Simple's "Veg Out" series, Kitchn's "With Grace" IGTV series, and Kitchn's Cooking School on YouTubeShe is currently a contributor at Simply Recipes.

Grace has a Bachelor's degree in Print & Online Journalism from Elon University in North Carolina. She also earned her Diploma of Culinary Arts from Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. She's passionate about vegetarian cooking and smart weeknight recipes.

Most beloved cooking tool: "Y-shaped peeler!"

About Simply Recipes

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