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Gig Harbor Literary Society March

The meeting will be held on TUESDAY, March 2nd at 6:00 pm via Zoom. The book for our March meeting is Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg .

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"When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, he was a trained composer with a handful of offbeat interests: espresso machines, wooden boats, violin-building, and ice cream–making. So when Brandon decided to open a pizza restaurant, Molly was supportive—not because she wanted him to do it, but because the idea was so far-fetched that she didn’t think he would. Before she knew it, he’d signed a lease on a space. The restaurant, Delancey, was going to be a reality, and all of Molly’s assumptions about her marriage were about to change.

Together they built Delancey: gutting and renovating the space on a cobbled-together budget, developing a menu, hiring staff, and passing inspections. Delancey became a success, and Molly tried to convince herself that she was happy in their new life until—in the heat and pressure of the restaurant kitchen—she realized that she hadn’t been honest with herself or Brandon.

With evocative photos by Molly and twenty new recipes for the kind of simple, delicious food that chefs eat at home, Delancey explores that intimate territory where food and life meet. This moving and honest account of two people learning to give in and let go in order to grow together is “a crave-worthy memoir that is part love story, part restaurant industry tale. Scrumptious” (People).

We will continue to meet via Zoom until the Library is able to restore programming in the branches. You can get the book curbside at the Gig Harbor Library or via Libby, the free electronic book and audiobook source offered by Pierce County.

We'll send out the Zoom meeting access information the weekend before the meeting. 

Pour yourself a glass of wine, a beer or a cup of tea and join in the fun.

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This event is FREE and open to the public. For questions, please contact Cindy Hackett at cynthia.hale.hackett@gmail.com

Earlier Event: February 2
Gig Harbor Literary Society February
Later Event: April 6
Gig Harbor Literary Society April