Food editors and writers who were recently laid off might want to dust off their résumés because Bon Appétit will be in the market for a new editor, as Dawn Davis resigned last week to rejoin publishing giant Simon & Schuster (gift link). “I’ve made the difficult decision to return to book publishing,” Ms. Davis wrote in a note to her staff at the magazine and Epicurious, the company’s recipe website.

She said that she would remain in the job until September, and cited successes like “helping build Bon Appétit and Epicurious’ authority in the culinary industry, developing delicious and thought-provoking content, growing our audiences across channels, and diversifying our team and the audiences that we reach.” There was no mention of who might replace her as Editor in Chief.

Davis, who doesn't have a background in food, was persuaded by Anna Wintour, then the artistic director of parent company Condé Nast, to take the leadership position. Bon Appétit was embroiled in controversy at the time after allegations of racism and its former editor, Adam Rapoport, had stepped down following publication of a 2004 photograph of Rapoport in a racially insensitive costume.