Finkelstein, Alan
Date Updated
7-22-2020
Department
Nutrition and Food Sciences and Packaging (NUFS)
Academic Rank
Lecturer, Emeritus Faculty
Year Retired from SJSU
2018
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Educational Background
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY, Business, 1968 M.B.A [Thesis: Food Product Feasibility Analysis]
Culinary Institute of America, 1973, AOS
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, NUFS and Hospitality Dept., 1994-2018.
Laney College, 1978-1986
Administrative and Professional Experience
San Jose State University, Executive Chef, Spartan Shops Food Service, 1987-1994.
Selected Publications
Hybrid Cuisine (Cookbooks with a New York Attitude and Bay Area Sensibility, Volume 1). Professional Press Printers, 2010.
Food: The New World and The Old [publication in process, 2020]
Personal Commentary
Lecturing on food subjects; running cooking lab; lecturer in cultural foods; and cookbook author.