We were excited to host renowned cookbook author and chef, Deborah Madison!

Madison's memoir, An Onion in My Pocket: My Life With Vegetables, describes her growing up around corporate agriculture in Davis, her years cooking at the Zen Center and how she came to hone her craft at pioneering vegetarian restaurants like Chez Panisse in Berkeley, eventually founding the iconic Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. Her experience studying with classical chefs like Julia Child helped her create an innovative cooking style that took vegetarian principles and grounded them in classical cuisine, helping her become a celebrated cookbook author and influential voice promoting sustainable and seasonal cooking before such ideas were mainstream.