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Kate Aurthur editorDan Levy’s upcoming HBO Max cooking competition “The Big Brunch” has found its judging panel: Joining Levy at the judges’ table will be chef Sohla El-Waylly and restaurateur Will Guidara. The unscripted series — created and hosted by Levy, and produced by Boardwalk Pictures — will premiere on the streamer later this year.In the announcement, Levy and fellow executive producers Andrew Fried and Sarina Roma of Boardwalk Pictures said: “We owed it to our competing chefs to find judges who could help them in really meaningful ways — both in the kitchen and beyond, and Sohla and Will do just that.

Bon Appétit's unraveling is getting the scripted treatment. HBO Max is developing a new comedy series,Enjoy Your Meal, that satirically examines the toxic culture of the food media industry.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorCondé Nast named Dawn Davis, a 25-year veteran of the book publishing business and a prominent editor in the field, as editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit.Her appointment comes after the June ouster of former EIC Adam Rapoport amid allegations of racial discrimination at the food-media brand. In the last month, several people of color who had starred in Bon Appétit’s “Test Kitchen” video series said they were refusing to enter into new deals with Condé Nast over what they claimed were unfair terms.Davis most recently was VP and publisher of 37 Ink, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

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.

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

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.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe situation at Condé Nast’s Bon Appétit remains in flux, following the June ouster of editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport after allegations of racial discrimination at the food-media brand and a photo of Rapoport in brown-face circulated online.The media and publishing company announced that Sonia Chopra, former head of Vox Media’s Eater, is joining Bon Appétit as executive editor.

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Dade Hayes Finance EditorMatt Duckor, who led lifestyle programming for Condé Nast, has left the company in the wake of a storm at Bon Appétit and the reappearance of past tweets from Duckor making racist and homophobic comments.Former Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigned earlier this week after a photo of him in brownface resurfaced online and staffers called out race-based pay inequity at the food brand. Media companies across the spectrum have been recalibrating and in some cases responding to internal strife as protests continue after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in May.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMatt Duckor, Condé Nast’s head of lifestyle video programming, is no longer with the media company.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorBon Appétit, the Condé Nast-owned food title that found itself embroiled in racial controversy this week, put out a lengthy statement Wednesday conceding its racially insensitive past and vowing extensive changes.Adam Rapoport exited as Bon Appétit editor-in-chief this week after an image of him in brownface surfaced online. The outrage over the photo coincided with charges from staffers of pay inequity, especially in its burgeoning digital video operation.The statement (read it in full below) said the photo is “horrific on its own, but also speaks to the much broader and longstanding impact of racism at these brands.

Adam Rapoport, the editor-in-chief of food magazine Bon Appetit, has resigned from his position after a brownface photo resurfaced and staff members criticized him for not being inclusive.

UPDATE: Bon Appétit Editor in Chief Adam Rapoport has resigned from his position after an old photo of the editor in what he described as an "extremely ill-conceived Halloween costume" resurfaced on Twitter. He said in a statement, shared via his Instagram, "I am stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Appétit to reflect on the work that I need to do as a human being and to allow Bon Appétit to get to a better place.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAdam Rapoport, after nearly 10 years at the editorial helm of Bon Appetit magazine, has resigned after a controversy erupted over the editor-in-chief’s treatment of staff members of color and his insensitivity to racial issues.Rapoport posted news of his resignation from the Condé Nast food publication on Instagram.“I am stepping down as editor in chief of Bon Appetit to reflect on the work I need to do as a human being and to allow Bon Appetit to get to a better place,” he wrote.Rapoport said he had “blind spots as an editor,” writing, “I’ve not championed an inclusive vision.”His exit comes after Rapoport was criticized on social media over Bon Appetit’s practices, including an allegation by Sohla

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAdam Rapoport, editor-in-chief of Bon Appetit, came under fire Monday with calls for him to resign or be fired after allegations that the Condé Nast food title pays white editors — but not people of color — for video appearances. In addition, a photo of Rapoport in brown face was posted on social media.Representatives for Condé Nast did not immediately respond to requests for comment.