'Alexandra Shytsman - Simply Recipes'

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Education: CUNY Hunter College

Expertise: Vegan Cuisine, Ukrainian Cuisine, Eastern European Cuisine

Recipe developer, food photographer, and cookbook author.
Creator of The New Baguette.
Authored "Friendsgiving" and co-author of "The Complete Vegan Cookbook."

Experience

Alexandra Shytsman is a recipe developer, food photographer, and cookbook author. As the creator of The New Baguette, a plant-based recipe site, her mission is to demystify vegan food and inspire others to cook healthier meals at home. (The New Baguette is the winner of IACP's 2023 Food Blog of the Year award.)

Alex is the author of "Friendsgiving" and co-author of "The Complete Vegan Cookbook." Originally from Ukraine, she moved to New York City at a young age and has lived there ever since.

Favorite soundtrack while cooking: "I can't get enough of the crooner classics! Gimme all the Ella, Billie, Louis, and Dinah."

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