Adam Rapoport

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 55–56) Washington, D.C.
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation(s)	Magazine editor, food journalist
Known for	Editor-in-Chief, Bon Appetit (2010–2020)
Spouse	Simone Shubuck

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.^[4]

Career

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]