Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Dan Barber

AGE: 39
OCCUPATION: Blue Hill at Stone Barns chef
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: Barber's upstate New York restaurant and farm around it have become not only foodie destinations, but models of ingenuity in sustainable agriculture.

CON: His hopes for a nation of smaller, more manageable farms face challenges from agricultural companies and apathetic consumers.