Ananda Eidelstein is a food writer, vegetable-forward recipe developer, editor, and content creator with over a decade of experience in food media. 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 (later named 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, exploring and eating in her travels, and finding calm on her yoga mat. Ananda is Venezuelan-Argentinian and adores arepas and empanadas de humita.
Check out Ananda's recipe development, columns, and features here, and her writing here. For some on-camera action: this is the place.
Her recipes and writing have been featured on delish, kitchn, Real Simple, Epicurious, and Martha Stewart since going freelance.
Ananda is currently based in London via New York City.
She is the founder of FINAL DATES, a brand that celebrates the transformational leap into motherhood with the power of dates. FINAL DATES launched with chocolate date truffles for soon-to-be mamas.
If you're interested in working together on recipe development, editing, recipe projects, cookbooks, writing, or headnote writing (or just want to say hello!), please reach out using the contact form. Or head over to FINAL DATES for wholesale or ordering information if you are in the UK.