Toni Tipton-Martin, the longtime food editor and writer whose books “The Jemima Code” and “Jubilee” redefined the story of Black cooks in America, will become the new editor in chief of Cook’s Country. The magazine and its public television show are part of the America’s Test Kitchen franchise, which includes Cook’s Illustrated, cookbooks and a robust digital platform. Ms. Tipton-Martin will replace Tucker Shaw, who was the Cook’s Country editor for nearly seven years. Ms. Tipton-Martin, 61, started her newspaper career writing about nutrition for the Los Angeles Times in the 1980s. She became the first African-American editor of a major American newspaper food section when she took over the cooking pages at The Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1991.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2020 19:00 UTC