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  Molly Wizenberg is the voice behind Orangette, named the best food blog in the world by the London Times. Her first book, A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table, was a New York Times bestseller, and her work has appeared in Bon Appétit, The Art of Eating, and The Washington Post. She also co-hosts the hit podcast Spilled Milk. She lives in Seattle with her husband, Brandon Pettit, their daughter, June, and two dogs named Jack and Alice. She and Brandon own and run the restaurants Delancey and Essex.

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  RECIPE INDEX

  The Benjamin Wayne Smith

  Brandi’s Coconut Rice Pudding

  Chilled Peaches in Wine

  Fried Rice with Pork and Kale

  J. P. Hartt’s Eggnog

  Meatloaf

  My Kate’s Brownies

  Penne alla Vodka

  Poppy’s Bourbon Sour

  Ricotta

  Sautéed Dates with Olive Oil and Sea Salt

  Shortbread with Rosemary and Candied Ginger

  Sriracha-and-Butter Shrimp

  Stone Fruit with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

  Sweet-Hot Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

  Tomato and Corn Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette

  Toni’s Apple Crisp

  A Trick for Red Wine Vinaigrette

  Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

  Winter Salad with Citrus and Feta

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Wizenberg, Molly.

  Delancey : a man, a woman, a restaurant, a marriage / Molly Wizenberg. — First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

  pages cm

  1. Delancey (Pizzeria : Seattle, Wash.) 2. Pizzerias—Washington (State)—Seattle. 3. Wizenberg, Molly. 4. Pettit, Brandon. 5. Restaurateurs—United States—Biography. 6. Food writers—United States—Biography. I. Title.

  TX945.5.D38W59 2014

  647.95797—dc23

  2013034429

  ISBN 978-1-4516-5509-4

  ISBN 978-1-4516-5512-4 (ebook)

  Contents

  Epigraph

  A Note About the Recipes in This Book

  Introduction

  Chapter 1

  Penne Alla Vodka

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Sautéed Dates with Olive Oil and Sea Salt

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Ricotta

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

  Chapter 8

  The Benjamin Wayne Smith

  Chapter 9

  Meatloaf

  Chapter 10

  Sriracha-and-Butter Shrimp

  Chapter 11

  Winter Salad with Citrus and Feta

  Chapter 12

  Fried Rice with Pork and Kale

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Poppy’s Bourbon Sour

  Chapter 15

  Tomato and Corn Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette

  Chapter 16

  Stone Fruit with Prosciutto and Mozzarella

  Chapter 17

  Chilled Peaches in Wine

  A Trick for Red Wine Vinaigrette

  Chapter 18

  Toni’s Apple Crisp

  Chapter 19

  My Kate’s Brownies

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  J. P. Hartt’s Eggnog

  Chapter 22

  Sweet-Hot Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder

  Chapter 23

  Brandi’s Coconut Rice Pudding

  Chapter 24

  Shortbread with Rosemary and Candied Ginger

  Epilogue

  Acknowledgments

  Reading Group Guide

  About the Author

  Recipe Index