RUBIN, Hank 1916-

PERSONAL: Born May 21, 1916, in Portland, OR; son of Benjamin W. and Fannye Rubin; married, March, 1962; wife's name Lillian B. (a sociologist, psychotherapist, and writer); children: Marci. Education: University of California—Los Angeles, B.S., 1940; University of California—Berkeley, M.P.H., 1946.

ADDRESSES: Home—1333 Jones St., Apt. 808, San Francisco, CA 94109. Agent—Ed Knappman, New England Publishing Associates, P.O. Box 5, Chester, CT 06412.

CAREER: Teagarden Products, Oakland, CA, food technologist and jelly taster, 1954-58; Vintage, New York, NY, worked as managing editor; owner and executive chef of three restaurants (Pot Luck, Cruchons, and Black Sheep) in Berkeley, CA, between 1965 and 1974; co-proprietor of a small winery in Bordeaux, France. Wine Media, New York, NY, member, 1990—. Volunteer teacher at high schools in San Francisco, CA, 1992-2002. Military service: Army of the Republic of Spain, blood transfusionist, 1937-38. U.S. Army Air Forces, medical administrative officer during World War II; became first lieutenant.

WRITINGS:

Spain's Cause Was Mine: A Memoir of an American Medic in the Spanish Civil War, Southern Illinois University Press (Carbondale, IL), 1997.

The Kitchen Answer Book: 5,000 Answers to All of Your Kitchen and Cooking Questions, Capital Books (Dulles, VA), 2002.

Author of weekly wine column, San Francisco Chronicle, 1965-79; wine columnist, Civilta del Bere. Contributor to periodicals, including San Jose Mercury, Wine Spectator, and Wine Enthusiast. Wine editor, Bon Appetit, 1968-83.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Vino non Veritas (tentative title), "a thousand misconceptions about wine in various countries"; research on substitutes and alternatives for food items.