![]() So it’s time to move on.” The two were the publication’s only Black employees Sparks has accepted a job offer from Eater. Walker-Hartshorn - who had pushed to make it more inclusive during her time there - announced this on Instagram, writing, “I attempted to secure a position at BA that reflected the work I’ve already done … But it seems there is not an appropriate role for me at the magazine. Ryan Walker-Hartshorn, who was the assistant to former editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport, and Jesse Sparks, an editorial assistant, have left the magazine, as well. In her statement, she revealed that her contract had paid her $48,000 for 48 days of work. On August 12, Carla Lalli Music - who had worked as the food director at the magazine before transition to a contributing-editor role, and who previously addressed her own role in Bon Appétit’s culture - announced that she would also leave Bon Appétit video. L59blcESLv- Priya Krishna August 6, 2020 Here's what's been happening over the last few months, and some thoughts. Baz writes on Instagram, “I support their decisions unequivocally and am extremely disheartened,” adding that she’s now asking “CNE to release me from the video obligations of my contract.” In her own post, Melian writes that CNE “is not meeting my expectations regarding the plans to have a more diverse and inclusive video programing,” so she “will not be signing a contract” to appear in more videos. The decisions came after negotiations with CNE for more equitable pay, which the company’s video leadership promised but which Krishna says was just “lip service.” In a post on Twitter, she instead calls the past few months “disappointing and insulting.”įollowing those three announcements, fellow Test Kitchen stars Molly Baz and Gaby Melian say they will no longer appear in videos. ![]() Saffitz’s decision comes after a mass exodus from the Test Kitchen over the summer: On August 6, in simultaneous statements released on Twitter and Instagram, Priya Krishna, Sohla El-Waylly, and Rick Martinez announced that they’ve left the publication’s enormously popular video series. Despite her decision to leave, she says she’s confident in the new leadership, namely editor-in-chief Dawn Davis and executive editor Sonia Chopra, to make the magazine “a more equitable, inclusive, and dynamic place.” Saffitz’s first cookbook, as she notes, will be published in a few weeks. In a statement posted to Instagram, she says she’s “grateful to Bon Appétit and CNE to build” her career “on their platform,” but acknowledges “this opportunity was not granted equally to all.” Along with Brad Leone, one of the few remaining Test Kitchen hosts, Saffitz was one of the two people most pushed by CNE as stars of Bon Appétit’s YouTube channel. Last night, Gourmet Makes host Claire Saffitz announced that she’s exited the Test Kitchen. It’s the end of the Bon Appétit’s Test Kitchen as we know it. ![]() Rick Martinez, Claire Saffitz, and Sohla El-Waylly in Test Kitchen videos. ![]()
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