News 40 Food Thinkers 40 and Under: Jennifer Rubell These 40 up-and-comers—all 40 years old or younger—are changing the way Americans eat and drink, from a vodka distiller who rewrote Nebraska's Prohibition-era laws to a White House chef who's fiercely fighting to improve school-lunch programs. By Food & Wine Editors Updated on March 31, 2015 Share Tweet Pin Email Jennifer Rubell: Food Artist Photo © Kevin Tachman 2010. Jennifer Rubell, 40, creates the kind of interactive experiences that rarely happen at art galleries—like encasing desserts in white balloons that guests have to figure out how to pop. In December 2010, at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, she explored the meaning of perfection, inviting visitors to play Goldilocks in a room full of porridge and closets of brown sugar. Full Bio Go to Jennifer Rubell's website to read more More Inspiring Food Personalities 40 and Under Jennifer Rubell Siggi Hilmarsson Sam Kass Zach Brooks Robert Litt Brett Beach & Tim McCollum Geoff Bartakovics & Nick Fauchald Matt Timms Michael Kirban & Ira Liran Emily Olson & Rob LaFave Brendan Newman & Rico Gagliano Matthew Cain Anya Fernald Kenji Lopez-Alt Frances Ro Charles Bieler Chris Parachini & Brandon Hoy Tata Harper Annemarie Ahearn Minh Tsai Amanda Hesser Matt Jennings Alison Pincus Tracey Brandt Rob Cooper Christian Ettinger Peter Karpinski Nicolas Jammet, Nathaniel Ru & Jonathan Neman Zac Triemert Anthony Myint & Danny Bowien Jeremy Tooker Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit