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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]
Adam Rapoport | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation(s) | Magazine editor, food journalist |
| Known for | Editor-in-Chief, Bon Appetit (2010–2020) |
| Spouse | Simone Shubuck |
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.[4]
In 1994, Rapoport joined the James Beard Foundation as an assistant in the foundation's publication office.[4] In 1997, he joined the New York division of Time Out magazine as a restaurant editor.[4][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.[10]
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