

A number of the staff at Bon Apptit regularly appeared on the podcast to discuss their recently published recipes. Bon Apptit Top Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns After Brownface Photo, Outcry From Staffers The publication has long faced controversies surrounding its cultural appropriation of food trends and glaringly white staff. Bon Apptit’s longtime Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport resigned Monday evening after a photo surfaced that showed him in brownface.
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The series was hosted by former editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport, and featured notable guests such as Ina Garten, Gordon Ramsay, and Mark Bittman. "From an extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume 16 years ago to my blind spots as an editor, I've not championed an inclusive vision," Rapoport said in a post on Instagram. In 2014, Bon Apptit launched a podcast titled the Bon Apptit Foodcast.

In a statement posted on Instagram, Rapoport apologized for 'my failings.

(Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for ASME) Adam Rapoport will step down as editor-in-chief of Bon Apptit after a photo of him in brownface at a 2004 party was posted on Twitter on Monday morning. Shubuck's Instagram account has since been taken private. Adam Rapoport has stepped down from the top editor position at Bon Apptit. The picture, originally posted on the Instagram account of Rapoport's wife Simone Shubuck in 2013, showed him in brownface makeup with her, according to several media reports. Adam Rapoport, the editor-in-chief of Bon Apptit has resigned amid widespread backlash from both staff members and many on social media following a wave of accusations about discriminatory practices at the publication. Adam Rapoport is stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Apptit following outrage over a resurfaced racially insensitive photograph. Adam Rapoport, the US food magazine's editor-in-chief, stepped down after 16-year-old picture of him with brownface resurfaces online, sparking harsh criticism, coupled with a subsequent claim of discriminatory pay by a staff editor.Īdam Rapoport attends The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - Food & Wine Gala on Novemin New York City.īon Appetit's editor-in-chief, Adam Rapoport, resigned late on Monday after a 16-year-old picture of him with brownface resurfaced online and drew criticism, coupled with a subsequent claim of discriminatory pay at the Conde Nast-owned US food magazine by a staff editor. Credit: Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Getty. But Monday was anything but relaxing for Bon Apptit's editor in chief, Adam Rapoport, who resigned for his post.
