Allie Lewis Clapp

Allison "Allie" Gimbel Lewis Clapp is food editor for Bon Appétit magazine. She is best known for her regular television appearances as a segment host and cook on the PBS program Everyday Food.

Professional

Clapp was named in October 2012 to her current position at Bon Appétit, where she shapes the magazine's monthly food content and oversees the brand's food-related content across multimedia platforms.

From 2008 to 2012, Clapp was food director for Real Simple magazine, where she oversaw the food section, which was nominated for James Beard, IACP, and ASME awards.

Previously, she was deputy food editor for Everyday Food magazine, a Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia publication, which launched her foray into television through its companion TV show. Clapp also managed the test kitchen for Everyday Food, where her duties included recipe development and testing. She also wrote a monthly column, "How-To With Allie," where she offered instruction on basic cooking techniques. She was a contributor at sister publication, Blueprint, and made frequent appearances on Martha Stewart's talk show, Martha, and NBC's The Today Show. Clapp also hosted a daily radio segment called "Everyday Dinners" on Sirius Satellite Radio's Martha Stewart Living Radio, where she offered time-saving ideas for weeknight meals. Her last season of the PBS show was in 2009.

Lewis

Coordinates: 58°12′N 6°36′W / 58.2°N 6.6°W / 58.2; -6.6

Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas, pronounced [ʎɔː.əs̪], also Isle of Lewis) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides (an archipelago) of Scotland. The total area of Lewis is 683 square miles (1,770 km²).

Lewis is, in general, the lower lying part of the island, with the other part, Harris, being more mountainous. The flatter, more fertile land means Lewis contains the largest settlement, Stornoway, and three-quarters of the population of the Western Isles. Beyond human habitation, the island's diverse habitats are home to an assortment of flora and fauna, such as the golden eagle, red deer and seals and are recognised in a number of conservation areas.

Lewis is of Presbyterian tradition with a rich history, having once been part of the Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. Today, life is very different from elsewhere in Scotland with Sabbath observance, the Gaelic language and peat cutting retaining more importance than elsewhere. Lewis has a rich cultural heritage as can be seen from its myths and legends as well as the local literary and musical traditions.

Real Simple

Real Simple is a monthly women's interest magazine launched by Time Inc. in 2000. The magazine features articles and information related to homekeeping, childcare, cooking and emotional wellbeing. The magazine is distinguished by its clean, uncluttered style of layout and photos. Out of the 7.6 million readers, 90% are women. The current editor is Kristin van Ogtrop. The headquarters is in New York City.

Real Simple made its television debut in 2006, with a half-hour segment airing on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It also launched a show on TLC entitled Real Simple Real Life in 2008.

Real Simple in other media

Applications

In December 2010, Real Simple launched its first application on the iTunes store sponsored by Sara Lee's Hillshire Farms. "No Time to Cook?", targeted iPhone, Android and iPad users, it features over 850 step-by-step recipes.

In 2010, another app titled Real Simple To-Do Lists was added to Real Simple's array of apps. To-Do Lists helps users organize their lives into lists.