An Onion in My Pocket - by Deborah Madison (Paperback)

An Onion in My Pocket is a memoir that takes readers on a journey through the life of Deborah Madison, a groundbreaking chef and cookbook author who has revolutionized the way Americans think about cooking with vegetables.

This book offers a deeply personal look at the rise of vegetable-forward cooking and serves as a manifesto for how to eat (and live) well today.

With warm, candid, and refreshingly funny storytelling, Madison shares her experiences from childhood in Northern California's Big Ag heartland to sitting sesshin for hours on end at the Tassajara monastery; from her work in the kitchen of the then-new Chez Panisse to the birth of food TV to the age of farmers' markets everywhere.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of America's culinary coming-of-age and the intersections of food and spirituality.