In the past couple of weeks, Bon Appétit has parted ways with editor in chief Adam Rapoport after photos of him in brownface surfaced, lost two Black editorial staffers, and had six employees who fronted the beloved Test Kitchen video series quit due to allegations of pay inequity and rampant systemic racism at the culinary magazine. (Adweek)
Now, Condé Nast has named Dawn Davis as the new editor in chief of Bon Appétit, bringing in a prominent Black book-publishing executive and cookbook author to lead the renowned food magazine. (WSJ)
An award-winning book editor known for promoting marginalized voices, Davis was most recently vice president and publisher of 37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. (New York Post)
Condé Nast said Davis will start Nov. 2. It is a wide-ranging role that, in addition to the Bon Appétit brand, will give Davis editorial control of the company’s food outlets Epicurious, Healthyish and Basically across all media, including print, digital, social media and video. (NYT)
Bon Appétit earlier this month hired Sonia Chopra, formerly with Vox Media’s Eater, as executive editor. The mag also announced a partnership with chef and author Marcus Samuelsson, who will guest-edit the Bon Appétit 2020 holiday issue and will act as an ongoing content adviser. (Variety)