Experts
Jennifer Rubell
Food & Entertaining Writer: Cookbook Author
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Why are people so fascinated with your personal life?
It's a way of feeling like you have a human connection to someone that you really don't even know. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Media & Internet
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Rubell writes about food seasonally. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What is your creative process?
Rubell usually starts with one ingredient. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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How has globalization changed the way we eat?
We are eating food from all over, and the seasons are no longer an issue. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Can organic food be mass produced?
Food should not be mass produced regardless of whether or not it is organic. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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How do we address the obesity epidemic?
The obesity issue is a direct result of the lack of home cooking. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Are Americans too fickle about food?
Rubell thinks that in this country, people are open to new ideas. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What is your favorite restaurant?
Any place that restore a faith in cooking. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What makes a great restaurant?
Rubell thinks the vibe is what makes a great restaurant. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What do you make of the celebrity chef phenomenon?
You'renot a getting a view into a real human being's cooking. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Rubell feels there are many talented chefs out there. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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A great home cook needs much less than a great professional chef. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What is the most common home-entertaining mistake?
People are overambitious. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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How do you get the timing right?
Serve everything at room temperature, and serve one hot dish. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What does your ideal kitchen look like?
The ideal kitchen is in the center of the house. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What are your favorite kitchen tools?
Rubell likes a good knife and a heavy pan. She can live without appliances. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Rubell does not like processed food. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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What ingredients do you always have on hand?
Rubell always has olive oil, sea salt, pepper, garlic, lemon, and herbs. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Good ingredients and a modern conception. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
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Is there a gender divide in the kitchen?
Women tend to stay earthy, and men lean toward restaurant style cooking. Read More
February 5, 2008 | In Arts & Culture
Jennifer Rubell, 36, writer, renowned hostess, hotelier, Harvard grad and member of the illustrious Rubell clan, is poised to become the country’s newest entertaining guru. Jennifer is currently Food and Entertaining Editor of the Miami Herald’s Home & Design magazine, Former Contributing Food Editor of, the recently folded (March 2009), Condé Nast shelter magazine Domino, and her first book, Real Life Entertaining, was released in May 2006 by HarperCollins. She writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and has appeared in, among others, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, W, Better Homes and Gardens, Elle, The New York Times, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Travel + Leisure, Ocean Drive and Food & Wine. In 2007, Paper Magazine named Jennifer one of its 30 most beautiful people. Entertaining is in Jennifer Rubell’s blood. Her uncle, the late Studio 54 owner Steve Rubell, treated Jennifer as his own child, taking her along to parties with Halston, Calvin Klein, Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger, and inviting her to every major event at Studio 54, starting at the age of 7. Her parents, world-renowned contemporary art collectors Donald and Mera Rubell, became famous in the ‘80s for the Whitney Biennial after-party they hosted at their Upper East Side townhouse. With artists like Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel and Andy Warhol roaming around the house, Mera turned out bowl after bowl of spaghetti with homemade marinara sauce, with Jennifer at her side learning the Rubell family style: personal, unconventional and decidedly hands-on.
