magazine's annual Time 100. Approach to cuisine Barber was mentored by one of California cuisine's notables, Mark Peel at Campanile in Los Angeles. He has written on food and agricultural policies in The New York Times, Gourmet, The Nation, Saveur, and Food & Wine. In 2008 he gave a TED talk on foie gras produced without force-feeding on a farm in Spain which he describes as a "Garden of Eden". In 2010, Barber gave a talk at the TED Conference, where he outlined his discovery of extensively farmed fish at Veta La Palma. He spoke about how ecological and sustainable farm systems affect the flavor of agricultural products. Barber was appointed by the President of the United States Barack Obama to serve on the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and is also a member of the advisory board to the Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment. Barber was featured in episode two of the first season of Netflix's Chef's Table series in 2015. Personal life He is married to Aria Beth Sloss, a short story writer, novelist, and former food writer, with whom he has a daughter born in 2013. References External links Biography American male chefs American chefs American food writers International Culinary Center alumni Head chefs of Michelin starred restaurants Writers from New York (state) 1969 births Living people James Beard Foundation Award winners