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An Onion in My Pocket

“Recovering” Buddhist priest and “vegetable whisperer” Deborah Madison reveals the heart of a chef in her honest, beguiling memoir, An Onion in My Pocket.

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Review of ‘An Onion in My Pocket’

“Recovering” Buddhist priest and “vegetable whisperer” Deborah Madison reveals the heart and mind of the chef behind an iconic San Francisco restaurant and numerous vegetarian cookbooks in her honest, beguiling memoir, An Onion in My Pocket. The title is derived from an opening anecdote: After spending the day making pizza with her ex, Madison attended…

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