Bon Appétit has a new name at the top of its masthead: parent company Condé Nast on Thursday named book-publishing veteran Dawn Davis to be the new editor in chief of the glossy magazine and its related online and video properties. Davis, who was president and publisher of 37 Ink, a Simon & Schuster imprint she founded that focused on historically marginalized writers, will step in amid turbulence at Bon Appétit. “I see food at the epicenter of all we do,” Davis said in the news release announcing her hire. This month, three employees of color left the popular Bon Appétit video series, amid accusations that the media company was unwilling to pay them as much as their white counterparts. In June, the staffs of Bon Appétit and Epicurious released a lengthy statement promising to “dismantle racism” in their brands.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2020 21:11 UTC