The Gastronomy of Marriage: A Memoir of Food and Love

“On our first date, Rich ordered a chocolate soufflé at the beginning of the meal, noting an asterisk on the menu warning diners of the wait involved. At the time, I imagined he did it partly to impress me, which it did, though today I know well that he’s simply the type of man who knows better than to turn down a hot-from-the-oven soufflé when one is offered to him.”

When Michelle Maisto meets Rich–like her, a closet writer with a fierce love of books and good food–their single-…