Adam Rapoport Explained

Adam Rapoport
Birth Place:Washington, D.C.
Education:University of California, Berkeley
Occupation:Magazine editor, food journalist
Known For:Editor-in-Chief, Bon Appetit (2010–2020)
Spouse:Simone Shubuck

Adam Rapoport (born 1969) is an American former magazine editor. After serving as a style editor at GQ, Rapoport was the editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit magazine from 2010 until his resignation in 2020.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Rapoport was born in Washington, D.C., to Maxine and Dan Rapoport.[3] [4] His mother was born a Polish Catholic and later converted to Judaism.[5] His father was a journalist, author, and publisher who founded a small publishing company.[6] Rapoport was raised Jewish.[7] He attended Woodrow Wilson High School, graduating in 1987,[8] and then attended the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 1992.

Career

In 1994, Rapoport joined the James Beard Foundation as an assistant in the foundation's publication office. In 1997, he joined the New York division of Time Out magazine as a restaurant editor.[9] In 2000, Rapoport became the Style Editor of GQ magazine.[10]

Rapoport succeeded Barbara Fairchild as the editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit magazine in 2010.[11]

In 2017, Rapoport hosted the first season of Food Network's Best Baker in America.[12]

In June 2020, Rapoport drew criticism after a photo resurfaced of him in racial brownface on Halloween 2004. Originally posted by his wife on Instagram in 2013, the photo was also framed on his desk.[13] He was wearing a t-shirt, a do-rag, silver chains, and a baseball cap.[14] His leadership was simultaneously brought into question after food editor Sohla El-Waylly accused the magazine of discriminating against employees of color.[15] That day, Rapoport announced he would step down.

Notes and References

  1. News: Paula Forbes. Adam Rapoport Is Officially Bon Appétit's Next Editor-in-Chief. Eater. November 1, 2010. June 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: Instagram post by Adam Rapoport • Jun 8, 2020 at 11:21pm UTC. 2020-06-08. Instagram. en.
  3. Web site: Whittle. Andrea. Bon Appétit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport On Why D.C.'s Dining Scene Is Having a Moment. 2020-06-08. Condé Nast Traveler. en.
  4. News: Moskin. Julia. 2010-11-02. A New Flavor for Bon Appétit. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-09. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Rosh Hashanah Recipes From the Man Who Sets America's Food Trends . haaretz.com . 13 September 2012 . 12 September 2020 . Guttman, Vered.
  6. Web site: Daniel Rapoport, journalist, author and publisher, dies at 79 . washingtonpost.com . 8 May 2012 . 12 September 2020 . Barnes, Bart.
  7. Web site: Rapoport. Adam. How I Learned to Embrace Easter (and Easter Food). 2020-06-24. Bon Appétit. en.
  8. Web site: Rapoport. Adam. Summer '87 and the Livin' Is Easy. 2020-06-09. Bon Appetit. en.
  9. Web site: StarChefs — Writer Adam Rapoport - Biography. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130822154603/http://starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/adam-rapoport . August 22, 2013 .
  10. News: Severson. Kim. 2020-06-08. Bon Appétit Editor Adam Rapoport Resigns. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-06-09. 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Brion. Raphael. 2010-12-21. Barbara Fairchild's Final Letter From the Editor in Bon Appétit. 2020-06-09. Eater. en.
  12. Web site: Best Baker in America - Cake. 2020-11-14. foodnetwork.ca. en.
  13. News: Premack . Rachel . Adam Rapoport's assistant of nearly 3 years gives an up-close view of the fallen editor in chief — and how Bon Appétit failed its staffers of color . 28 October 2020 . Business Insider . BIRapoport.
  14. News: Staff Writer . Adam Rapoport: Bon Appetit editor resigns over 'racist culture' . . 2020-06-09 . 2020-06-09 .
  15. In case you’ve missed it: Not only is Sohla one of the only front facing Bon Appetit editors to denounce EIC Adam Rapoport doing brown face, apparently only white BA editors are paid for their video appearances. Here’s her Instagram story just now . sarahmanavis . 1270069650060083207 . 8 June 2020 . 2020-06-09. Twitter. en.

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