Bon Appétit Taps Sonia Chopra From Vox Media’s Eater as Executive Editor, as Three Video Stars Quit

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After the departure of six of its most popular video personalities, the food magazine show will resume production in September, a Condé Nast Entertainment representative told The Post.Videos for the Bon Appétit channel — which has more than 6 million subscribers and has launched its on-air talent into celebrity status — have ceased for the past two months amid outrage over its compensation and treatment of employees of color.The disparity was brought to light in June when Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigned after a photo surfaced that showed him in brownface. Soon after, assistant food editor Sohla El-Waylly publicly addressed her low salary compared to that of her white colleagues.

amid negotiations over the pay of its employees of color.“I am leaving Bon Appétit video. I will miss doing something I loved with people I still love,” tweeted Lalli Music, who added that she’ll remain with the company in her editorial role.The Condé Nast entertainment arm has now lost six of its video personalities, who rose to celebrity status demonstrating cooking techniques and recipes in their airy One World Trade test kitchen.

Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars Priya Krishna, Sohla El-Waylly and Rick Martinez said they rejected CNE’s deal terms, with Krishna and Martinez specifically claiming they did not receive equitable contract offers.In an Instagram post Friday, Melian wrote, “After weeks of negotiations, Conde Nast Entertainment is not meeting my expectations regarding the plans to have a more diverse and inclusive video program. For that reason I will not be signing a contract with them to appear in videos.”According to a Condé Nast rep, the company made a “very generous offer” to Melian.On Friday morning, meanwhile, Baz wrote in a Twitter post, “Yesterday we lost three valuable members of our video team.

announced their departures on Thursday.“Yesterday we lost three valuable members of our video team,” Baz wrote on Instagram. “I support their decisions unequivocally and am extremely disheartened that Condé Nast Entertainment was unable to provide them contracts that they felt were fair and equitable.

Three of Bon Appetit‘s high-profile editors are leaving its successful YouTube video series.

pic.twitter.com/L59blcESLvPriya added that she had been assured her new contract would be equitable, but claims that wasn’t the case in practise. She added: ‘I am thankful for the platform Bon Appetit video gave me. But I refuse to be part of a system that takes advantage of me, while insisting I should be grateful for scraps. ‘This happens far too often, to too many people of colour, many of whom do not have the privilege to walk away from a s**tty situation. ‘Today I am walking away because I have that privilege, and I want to use it to make things better for those who come after me. ‘To my BIPOC peers: don’t settle.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorCondé Nast lifestyle unit Bon Appétit has hired Vox Media veteran Sonia Chopra as executive editor as it continues an overhaul.The food media brand has been in a state of upheaval following charges of racial inequality and pay inequity, particularly in its video operations.Chopra, who steered strategy and development at Vox’s Eater, will help lead editorial content at Bon Appétit, Epicurious, Healthyish and Basically. Until the search for Bon Appétit’s editor-in-chief is finalized, she will report to Anna Wintour, U.S.

reports Business Insider, and a slew of controversy at the popular channel. El-Waylly will continue to write recipes for the magazine and website and Krishna and Martinez will do editorial freelance work.All three — that is, half of the six people of color featured on the site — announced their exits in their Instagram Stories and Krishna posted a long statement on Twitter.Their exits come as the Condé Nast publication is embroiled in negative publicity regarding diversity.