Deborah Madison (2013)
Deborah Madison is an American
chef , food writer and cooking teacher. She has been called an expert on
vegetarian cooking
[1]
[2] and her gourmet repertoire showcases fresh garden produce. Her work also highlights
Slow Food ,
local foods and
farmers' markets .
Early years
Madison grew up in
Davis, California ,
[3] and earned a bachelor's degree with high honors in sociology/city planning in 1968 from
Cowell College at the
University of California, Santa Cruz .
[4]
[5] She then cooked at
Chez Panisse
[4] and was a student for eighteen years at the
San Francisco Zen Center .
[6] She was the founding chef at
Greens Restaurant in San Francisco which opened in 1979.
[7] She then cooked for a year at the
American Academy in
Rome ,
Italy .
[7]
Cookbooks
Madison, whose work concentrates on
local foods and
farmers' markets , returned to the Bay Area to write The Greens Cookbook with co-author
Edward Espe Brown , and then wrote another 10 books on food and cooking, including
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone , This Can't Be Tofu , Local Flavors, Cooking and Eating From America's Farmers' Market and Seasonal Fruit Desserts from Orchard, Farm and Market,
[7] and Vegetable Literacy.
[8]
Other writing
She has written for the magazines
Gourmet ,
Saveur ,
Food and Wine , Kitchen Gardener ,
Fine Cooking ,
Orion ,
Organic Gardening and Eating Well , and for the
Time-Life Cookbook Series.
[3]
[7] She has also written for
Martha Stewart Living , Bon Appetite , Diversions ,
Kiplingers , Garden Design , Kitchen Garden , Cooks ,
Vegetarian Times ,
Metropolitan Home , East-West Journal , the
Los Angeles Times , Home and Garden , and the International Slow Food Journal .
[9]
New Mexico
When she first moved to
New Mexico , Madison managed the
Santa Fe Farmers' Market and served on its board for a number of years.
[7]
Madison has been active in the
Slow Food movement, founded the Santa Fe Chapter, was active on the ARK committee and served on the scientific committee of the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity.
[10]
[11]
She is on the board of the
Seed Savers Exchange and the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Association,
[11] and is the co-director of the Edible Kitchen garden at
Monte del Sol Charter School in
Santa Fe, New Mexico .
[12] She lives in New Mexico with her husband, artist
Patrick McFarlin , who co-authored and illustrated their book What We Eat When We Eat Alone .
[13]
[14] She is the founding chef at Café Escalara in Santa Fe.
[4]
[15]
Awards and honors
In 1987, Madison received the
André Simon Memorial Prize .
[16] Madison was awarded the 1994 M. F. K. Fisher Mid-Career Award.
[17] Madison's books have received awards from the
International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) and Les Dames d'Escoffie.
[7] Her first two both were named the Julia Child Cookbook of the Year by the IACP.
[18]
She received 5
James Beard Foundation Awards and 4 additional nominations.
[19] She was also inducted into the
James Beard Foundation 's "Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America" in 2005.
[20]
Bibliography
Madison, Deborah;
Edward Espe Brown (1987).
The Greens Cookbook .
ISBN
978-0553051957 .
Madison, Deborah (1990).
The Savory Way .
ISBN
978-0553057805 .
Madison, Deborah (1996).
The Vegetarian Table .
ISBN
978-0811808880 .
Madison, Deborah (1997).
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone .
ISBN
978-0767900140 .
Madison, Deborah (2000).
This Can't Be Tofu! .
ISBN
978-0767904193 .
Madison, Deborah (2002). Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America's Farmers' Markets .
ISBN
978-0767903493 .
Madison, Deborah (2005).
Vegetarian Suppers .
ISBN
978-0767916271 .
Madison, Deborah (2006).
Vegetable Soups .
ISBN
978-0767916288 .
Madison, Deborah; McFarlin, Patrick (2009). What We Eat When We Eat Alone .
ISBN
978-1423604969 .
Madison, Deborah (2010). Seasonal Fruit Desserts .
ISBN
978-0767916295 .
Madison, Deborah (2013). Vegetable Literacy .
ISBN
978-1607741916 .
Madison, Deborah (2017). In My Kitchen .
ISBN
978-0-399-57888-5 .
Madison, Deborah (2020). An Onion in My Pocket .
ISBN
978-0525656029 .
Notes
^ Bolam, Victoria (Summer 1998).
"New faces" . Review . Regents of the University of California. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^
"20 More Cookbooks" . The New York Times . June 4, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^
a
b
"Reader Store" . Sony Electronics. Archived from
the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^
a
b
c McNulty, Jennifer (June 24, 2009).
"Alumna chef Deborah Madison's new book reveals secrets of solo eating" . UC Santa Cruz News, Regents of the University of California. Archived from
the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
^
"CV" . Deborah Madison. Retrieved June 26, 2010 .
^
"The Greens Cookbook" . Greens Restaurant. Archived from
the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f Madison, Deborah.
"Deborah Madison" . Zester Daily . Gazander. Archived from
the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^ Denn, Rebekah (April 24, 2013).
"Deborah Madison on 'Vegetable Literacy'."
The Seattle Times . Retrieved October 13, 2013.
^
"What I Do" . Deborah Madison. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^
"Retreat Leaders" . San Francisco Zen Center. Archived from
the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^
a
b
"Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity Scientific Committee" . Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. Archived from
the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^ Wanner, Irene (October 2009).
"Featured Author" . New Mexico Magazine. Archived from
the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
^ Madison, Deborah.
"About" . Deborah Madison. Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
^ Madison, Deborah; McFarlin, Patrick (2009). What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes .
ISBN
978-1423604969 .
^ Popoff, Katie (May 30, 2010).
"Deborah Madison offers fresh fruit dessert tips" . The San Francisco Chronicle . Hearst Communications. Retrieved June 19, 2010 .
^ Madison, Deborah with Brown, Edward Espé (2001). The Greens Cookbook . Broadway Books. p. jacket.
ISBN
978-0-7679-0823-8 . {{
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"MFK Fisher" . Les Dames d' Escoffier International. Retrieved June 28, 2010 .
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"Deborah Madison" . Random House. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
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James Beard Awards and Nominations
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"Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America" . James Beard Foundation. Retrieved June 20, 2010 .
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