#matt hunziker

[kurokuro08]

I was listening to KK Slider again tonight and I saw the name Matt Hunziker (at the very bottom of this screenshot) and I’m so curious if this is the same Matt Hunziker as the Bon Appetit video editor?? Does anyone know?

#Animal Crossing #ACNH

[sohlaelwaylly]

Conde Nast is unionizing! Check out their Instagram @condeunited

#Conde nast #bon appetit #Vogue #Wired #architectural digest #Hi update for you all if you're interested! #Unionizeconde #bon appetit test kitchen #ba test kitchen #Christina chaey #Matt Hunziker #source: instagram

[wourder]

Hunzi!❤️

#bon app?tit #bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #batk #bon app?tit test kitchen #ba test kitchen #matt hunziker #hunzi #bon appétit #bon appétit test kitchen #bon appétit magazine

[komiago]

#bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #chris morocco #alex delany #hunzi #matt hunziker #out of context bon appetit #ba #this is me on my 3rd coffee of the day because im bored at home during social distancing #also i loved sohla in this episode!!!! #as i always do

[outofcontextbonappetit]

The Proskauer Rose investigation is complete, and they did not uncover “evidence that race played a factor in setting compensation for any video team members”. (Proskauer Rose being a law firm notorious for union-busting.)

With the conclusion of this investigation, Alex Delany and Matt Hunziker’s suspensions are over.

This article includes a full memo sent to Bon Appétit staff on Friday.

#bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #ba test kitchen #batk #matt hunziker #alex delany

[believeripley]

This is infuriating. Hunzi's editing was such a massive part of Bon Appetit's appeal and he was one of the few people to come out of all this with integrity. Hunzi and Sohla could set up their own channel and everyone would flock to them, no problem.

Update: (Sohla's message actually made me tear up)

Update: Sohla really coming through for our boy.

#matt hunziker #hunzi #bon appétit test kitchen #bon appetit #batk #sohla el waylly #sohla #stand with Hunzi #matt hunzi

[relatablephotosofbdg]

#bdg #brian david gilbert #polygon #unraveled #polygon unraveled #bdg unraveled #relatable photos of bdg #ba #bon apetit #its alive #matt hunziker #youtubes most ambitious crossover yet

[deadwright]

amidst the chaos of the doughnut trilogy, the soft little high five between hunzi and kevin got me by the heartstrings

#i’m pleased to announce that i’m dead now #my journey to post more hunzi content killed me and i’m dead as shit! #I LOVE HIM HE IS SO SMILEY AND SWEET #bon appétit test kitchen #bon appetit #it’s alive #matt hunziker #brad leone #claire saffitz #gourmet makes

[egobuzz]

Hunzi’s comments on the BA situation. 

He, like many of the chefs, is withholding labour until the BIPOC at BA get compensated for their work. 

#matt hunziker #hunzi #bon appetit

[sohlaelwaylly]

@/matthunzi posted on twitter July 23 2020

#Ajdnkdf HE'S SO FUNNY #Hunzi is a legend #Matt Hunziker #bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #Source: twitter

[wourder]

#bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #batk #matt hunziker #hunzi #ba test kitchen #bon appétit #rappos reckoning #bon appétit test kitchen #comments by hunzi

[foodbytesback]

How Has Bon Appetit Been Handling Their Controversy?

It’s been one month since the scandal of toxic management and pay disparity at Bon Appetit broke, sending shockwaves through the food writing community.  Unfortunately, it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.

That’s not to say that nothing has improved, of course. Presumably, negotiations regarding equal pay are under way, but are not yet at a stage where any of the involved parties are able to discuss it publicly yet.  In addition, BA’s research director Joseph Hernandez wrote about how they would be going back and revising some of their recipes. He cited halo-halo with popcorn and gummy bears, a recipe for malawah marketed solely as “flaky bread,” and a video on how to make kimchi hosted by renowned white guy Brad Leone as several instances of BA’s old regime appropriating and bastardizing a dish of cultural significance, receiving criticism for it, promising to “learn from their mistakes, and do better in the future,” and then not doing any of that.  These new revisions are fairly minor, typically adding an editor’s note regarding the country of origin of the dish.  But at least it’s something.  

[Sorry again for crappy screenshots of tweets- you can blame Tumblr’s no external links rule for that.]

Speaking of renowned white guy Brad Leone, “multiple sources” (take that as you will) have reported that his contract with Conde Nast Entertainment (the Conde Nast subdivision responsible for organizing separate “talent contracts” on top of BA’s regular pay that BIPOC had not been receiving for their video appearances) earned him a sum of $1.5 million over the course of three years.  Many have speculated that his lack of transparency regarding this sum in the context of the conversation of pay disparities in the company meant that he was directly complicit in the boys’ club mentality that had been fostered there.  Others further speculated that this sum may have also included kickbacks for CNE executives like Matt Duckor.

Possibly the most shocking, if not confusing, developments was the suspension of Matt Hunziker, director and editor of Leone’s videos.  Hunziker had been very vocal against BA and CNE’s discriminatory policies and culture, and was described by his BIPOC coworkers as an excellent ally.  Many voiced their concerns that, since he was also placed under investigation as part of the overarching investigation of CN from union-busting law firm Proskauer Rose, CN was trying to make an example out of Hunziker to deter others from whistleblowing.  Choosing to suspend a white ally as opposed to a BIPOC employee also allows CN to cover their tracks and claim that it had “nothing to do with race.”

Some have also pointed out that while Hunziker’s Slack account has been deactivated, Alex Delany (creator of such classics as a Confederate flag cake and a Vine where he says the f-slur) still has his account active during his suspension.  

Meanwhile, with Rapoport and Duckor gone, many turned their attention towards the remaining executives within the company.  Several sexist and racist tweets written by CNE president Oren Katzeff surfaced, although he has yet to face any repercussions.  

In addition to the incident I described in the first BA article where she outright stole a coworker’s article out from under her, interim editor-in-chief Amanda Shapiro has also been accused of being dismissive of topics focussing on food systems that she deemed too unpalatable for BA’s target demographic, as well as being complicit in BA’s toxic culture.  As of the writing of this, there have been no updates on the search for a new EIC.

(a close up of the 3rd image in that tweet)

While most of the BA Test Kitchen’s staff had, for better or for worse, had their role to play in the scandals, test kitchen director Chris Morocco has simultaneously been both free of controversy (except for his involvement in the aforementioned halo-halo recipe) and hesitant to voice his support for his BIPOC coworkers aside from agreeing to the demand to not make any new video content until the issue is resolved. However, given Proskauer Rose’s investigation, any silence on his- or anyone else at BA’s- part could be the result of a non-disclosure agreement or non-disparagement clause.  Alternatively, BA employees may have been warned that anything they say could be spun out of context (especially an issue with Leone, who tends to babble incoherently and go off on tangents a lot in his videos).

While it may be hard to tell just how much change is going on behind the scenes and Bon Appetit, what can be said is that there has been a change in food media as a whole.  Thanks to current and former BA employees stepping up to voice their concerns, many food writers began to do the same with other executives in the industry.  Peter Meehan was forced to resign after several writers came out with depictions of his inappropriate behavior over the years at both the L.A. Times, where he was the food editor, and at Lucky Peach.  

Speaking of Lucky Peach, David Chang received criticism for his close ties to and enabling of Meehan and Mario Batali, as well as his own outbursts of anger that he would direct towards the kitchen staff at his restaurants (which doesn’t actually seem all that out of place in some kitchens, which is an entirely different subject matter).

It’s easy to get frustrated at the perceived lack of progress.  But Conde Nast would want nothing more than for us to get tired of waiting, or forget this all happened and move on to the next hot topic of the week.  It is for that reason we must continue to hold them accountable until some semblance of justice has been served.  

#bon appetit #brad leone #matt hunziker #hunzi #amanda shapiro #peter meehan #david chang #food #food journalism

[outofcontextbonappetit]

Let Condé Nast know they cannot stifle their employees voices

Tell Condé Nast that you will not ignore how their workers are being silenced. You can direct your message to these addresses:

[email protected]

[email protected] [this address has been bouncing back]

[email protected]

(I pulled these emails from an email draft shared by @zezevzerzevself to address the initial problems brought to light through the Adam Rapoport debacle. So all thanks and praise to them, and if anyone drafts an email to copy and paste we’ll reblog it)

#bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #ba test kitchen #batk #matt hunziker #conde nast

[quercus-queer]

Conde Nast/BA are idiots

Lmao what kind of worms are wiggling around in Conde Nast/BA exec’s brains that made them think that suspending Hunzi was a good idea? Seriously, people have a greater love for that man than quite a few of the ppl he films... especially now that everyone got exposed... like how fucking stupid are these people...

If they wanted things to go over well, and maintain some of their image they would have:

Given all their non-white workers a contract that provides salaries that reflect the actual work they are asked to do

Given Sohla, Priya, Christina, Rick, and everyone that did a video backpay and a public apology

Provided pay for people that were taken advantage of by the company and ended up leaving, plus an apology (Hawa Hassan and others)

Given everyone reasonable pay and provide back pay to the people that were working overtime and never got paid for it

Provided a statement and proof of implementing a new policy regarding overtime (aka not making ppl work overtime without pay or working overtime at all)

Provided a statement and a plan about increasing diversity at the company (eventually provide an update a couple months down the road)

Fired Alex Delany and Amanda Shapiro and Oren Katzeff (why do they still have jobs???)

Not hired a union busting law firm (Proskauer) 

Reinstated the people of color they laid off 

Not suspended someone who has been publicly critical of them 

And these are just the first 10 things that came to my head and half of them would require little effort (aka money) on the company’s part (5,6,7,8,10) 

#bon appetit #bon appétit #bon appétit test kitchen #conde nast #matt hunziker #hunzi #alex delany #alex delaney #Amanda shapiro #when i say everyone #in italics #i mean the white people #and women #and queer people #as well #generally everyone working there #what some ppl were able to screenshot #from the spreadsheet #before access changed #was very enlightening #and disgusting

[believeripley]

Always knew I liked you Hunzi.

#matt hunziker #bon appetit #bon appetit test kitchen #hunzi #sohla #sohla el waylly

[near-dareis-mai]

So Bon Appetit has now suspended Matt Hunziker (Hunzi) and have vaguely said that concerns have been raised about him by insiders at BA.

For those not following this closely, Hunzi is the video editor for BA and basically MADE the BA videos as you know them now, commentary and editing style and all.

Interestingly, Hunzi is also the one white person from the BA crew who has been openly and continuously critical of the company's racism, and been openly critical on his twitter of BA's refusal to fire the racists there. Also interestingly, this move comes after BA hired Prokauser, a legendarily anti-union lawfirm.

This is a developing situation and I obviously don't have all the info, but I wonder why Hunzi is suspended, while people such as Alex Delany who glorified the Confederate flag, have faced no accountability whatsoever.

Guys, don't stop talking about the new developments. BA and Prokauser are counting on us to move to the next big breaking news, so that they can clean house of all the whistleblowers, POC snd allies. Don't let them get away with it.

#matt hunziker #bon appetit #batk #bon appetit test kitchen #sohla el-waylly #hunzi