Andrew Knowlton is an American journalist who served as the restaurant editor at Bon Appétit magazine, where he worked for 18 years, starting in 2000. He has also been the host of several cooking competition shows, including The Final Table.
Prior to working at Bon Appétit, Knowlton worked for Lingua Franca magazine, as well as in the restaurant industry.[2] Knowlton started working at Bon Appétit in 2000.[2] He was in charge of Bon Appétit's blog presence and the editor of the restaurant section of the magazine, as well as compiling the magazines Hot 10 Best New Restaurants list.[2]
In February 2021, in the fall out of racism allegations at Bon Appétit, the podcast Reply All and Business Insider described accounts from former employees of what was described as verbal harassment and casual racism from Knowlton while working at Bon Appétit.[4][5][6]
Personal life
Knowlton is married to Christina Skogly Knowlton and lives in Austin, Texas.[2][7] He and his wife have two daughters.[3]