Prior to working at
Bon Appétit, Knowlton worked for
Lingua Franca magazine, as well as in the restaurant industry. 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. 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. ==Personal life==