'Alison Spiegel - Simply Recipes'

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Education: BA in Sociology and Religion from Middlebury College, Professional Culinary Arts degree from the International Culinary Center (ICC)

Expertise: Weeknight and family-friendly cooking, Cooking for a crowd, Cooking tips, Dining trends, Ice cream

Writer and editor in the food media world for 10 years.
Featured in numerous publications, including The Huffington Post, Tasting Table, Food & Wine, Milk Street, and Simply Recipes.
Winner of the 2021 IACP award for Best Corporate Food Instagram Account for her work on Milk Street's website and Instagram account

Experience

Alison Spiegel is a writer, editor, and content strategist with over a decade of editorial experience leading teams at legacy publications and startups, including The Huffington Post, Tasting Table, Food & Wine, Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, and Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. In 2021, she won the IACP award for Best Corporate Instagram Account for Milk Street. A graduate of the International Culinary Center, she writes about dining and cooking for outlets including Resy, Serious Eats, and Simply Recipes. She also covers travel, technology, wellness and spirituality. Alison lives in Westchester with her husband, three children, and cat, Walt.

Cooking tip: "I'm a big believer in cooking with all of your senses. Touch meat to see if it's done, listen for a simmer, and smell cake in the oven before it dries out. Also, always add more salt!"

About Simply Recipes

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