Ananda Eidelstein

Ananda Eidelstein is a food writer, recipe developer, and editor. She is the former Senior Food Editor at Real Simple magazine in New York City where she conceived stories and recipes to inspire the RS reader and get them excited to step into the kitchen. Before that, she was the Assistant Food Editor at Rachael Ray Every Day magazine. Ananda has also gained experience in the kitchens of Martha Stewart’s Living, and Saveur magazines, as well as in catering, and a Michelin-starred restaurant in the city. She is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in NYC (the International Culinary Center).

Ananda grew up in her grandmother's restaurant, the first macrobiotic and vegetarian restaurant in Venezuela, scribbling orders before she could write and closely observing the beautiful dance of the kitchen. In her spare time, you can find her at the farmers market buying more than she should, exploring and eating in her travels, and finding calm on her yoga mat. Ananda is Venezuelan-Argentinian and lives for arepas and empanadas de humita (but mainly arepas).