Molly Wizenberg

The Orangette blogger and author of the best-selling A Homemade Life describes how her husband's decision to open and run a pizza restaurant sparked a first crisis in their young marriage.

A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage

Delancey

Cristian Garcia

Jeannette Ordas

I really loved everything about this book. Molly is honest about her fears and her tears and all the anxiety wrapped up when you take on such a huge undertaking like owning a restaurant. Also, every recipe in the book is one I'd like to try - even the eggnog (and that's saying something).

Amy Thibodeau

This was just fine: an easy, pleasant read. That's about it.

Judy Hudgins

Just not in the mood for this book at the moment. Will probably revisit at a later date.

Lindsey B

"When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, she vowed always to support him, to work with him to make their hopes and dreams real. She evinced enthusiasm about Brandon's enthusiasms: building a violin, building a boat, and opening an ice cream store--none of which came to pass. So when Brandon started making plans to open a pizza restaurant, Molly felt sure that the restaurant would join the list of Brandon's abandoned projects. When she finally realized that Delancey really was going to happen, that Brandon was going to change all of her assumptions about what their married life would be like, it was too late. She faced the first crisis in their young marriage. Opening a restaurant is not like hosting a dinner party every night. Molly and Brandon's budget was small, and the tasks at hand were often overhwelming. They had to find a space they could afford, gut renovate it themselves, find second-hand furniture and equipment, build what furniture they couldn't find, buy and install a wood-burning oven, pass health inspections, hire staff, and establish a billing and payroll system. They lost a financial partner. Their cook disappeared the day they opened. Still, their restaurant was a success, and Molly managed to convince herself that she was happy in their new life. Until Halloween night, when she was forced to admit she could no longer pretend. While Delancey is a funny and frank look at behind-the-scenes restaurant life, it is also a bravely honest and moving portrait of a tender young marriage and two partners who had to find out how to let each other go in order to come together"--

Delancey A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage

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