Adam Rapoport

• Take a closer look at Bon Appetit's new magazine. — Bon Appétit
• Speaking of Bon Appétit, here's what editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport has to say about the relaunch. — Eater
• Beware of the office candy jar. — Wall Street Journal
• Would you eat this frozen hot dog dish? — Grub Street NY
• From speck to salami: a guide to cured meats. — The Kitchn
• How to buy a grill. — Huffington Post Food
• These chickens sure are beautiful. — The Atlantic
• Watch Momofuku Milk Bar's Christina Tosi make wedding cake! — The Feast NY

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Take a look at the front of Bon Appétit's May issue, the first to drop under the helm of new Editor in Chief Adam Rapoport. Although the design's slightly updated, the cover — a minimalist plate of pasta al pomodoro — doesn't look like anything too drastic. In a sit-down with WWD, the former GQ editor admitted that the first issue is "not going to change too much" but did share some of what he has in store. The new focus? Solid, tested recipes, classic cooking techniques, and beautiful photography, with a relevance for the present: "We need to tap into popular culture and have a buzziness." The magazine, which hopes to draw more readers in from the food blogs, will not focus on chefs as celebrities, but rather take chef techniques and adapt them for the home cook.

Edgier headlines include "How to drink like an Italian" and "The real baconator." The issue has an excerpt of Prune restaurant owner Gabrielle Hamilton's book, a first look at David Chang's iPad app, and a cooking feature with the style-setting Missoni family. Also new: a back-page feature that asks a celebrity a food-related question that must be answered on a cocktail napkin. Rapoport didn't confirm or deny rumors that Gwyneth Paltrow will be on the cover of the June issue.

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• The history of bacon in civilization, illustrated. — Voracious
• New editor Adam Rapoport has big Bon Appétit changes in store. — Eater
• All about Foodily, an ad-free recipe search engine. — Slashfood
• 10 lucky foods to devour on Chinese New Year. — Chow
• Yes, you can: buy great cheese on a budget. — Serious Eats
• New York's famed Le Cirque is expanding to India. — Grub Street NY
• The dish that celebrates Chinese New Year and the Super Bowl at the same time. — Salon
• A primer on the USDA's new dietary guidelines. — The Atlantic
• Muskrat, otter, beaver, oh my! Inside a woodland creatures dinner. — New York Times

• Reading the last bite of Gourmet: The Gourmet Cookie Book. — The Atlantic
• How to make mulling spices for the holidays. — Serious Eats
• Guy Fieri gives Mario Batali sleepytime crocs. — Feast
• Marcela Valladolid on Dia de los Muertos. — Huffington Post Food
• Q and A with Eric Ripert. — The Epi-Log
• Ten ways to spice up pumpkin seeds. — Chow
• Hell's Kitchen is so desperate for contestants, it's going door to door looking for participants. — Eater
• Get to know Adam Rapoport, the new editor in chief of Bon Appétit. — Grub Street

Earlier this month, Condé Nast announced major changes over at Bon Appétit. The media corporation is moving the Los Angeles-based food magazine to New York City without longtime Editor in Chief Barbara Fairchild. Today, Women's Wear Daily reports that Adam Rapoport, the style editor at GQ magazine, is expected to fill Fairchild's shoes. Although Condé Nast has yet to release a formal statement, the announcement should come early next week. Rapoport has been with GQ for 10 years; before his time there, he edited the restaurant section of Time Out New York and wrote for the James Beard Foundation's publication office. Rapoport is sure to bring a stylish edge to the magazine, and I'm excited to see how he remodels the content of Bon Appétit.