40 Food Thinkers 40 and Under: Sam Kass
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.
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Sam Kass: White House Food-Policy Adviser
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Within three years, the 31-year-old Kass went from being the Obama family's chef to an unprecedented White House role that's a combination of chef, gardener, educator and policy adviser. He's working with First Lady Michelle Obama in her campaign against childhood obesity—he is a fierce advocate for improving school-lunch programs—and inspiring other chefs to help.
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
