Which food author becomes engaged to Charles Boyle?

Which food author becomes engaged to Charles Boyle? The answer is Vivian Ludley.

Vivian Ludley is Charles Boyle’s girlfriend and later fiancée during Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s first season. She is described as a food author, making her an especially fitting match for Boyle, whose enthusiasm for food is one of his defining traits. The relationship begins after Boyle meets Vivian at Captain Holt’s birthday party.

Their romance becomes serious quickly. In “Full Boyle,” Charles becomes so intensely enthusiastic about the relationship that Jake labels his behavior “Full Boyle.” Charles attempts to propose, and after several awkward complications, Vivian accepts. The engagement continues into “Fancy Brudgom,” when Boyle asks Jake to be his best man.

The relationship ultimately ends because Vivian plans to move to Ottawa, Canada, and expects Charles to move with her. Charles realizes that he does not want to leave Brooklyn, so they break up rather than marry. Boyle later dates Genevieve Mirren-Carter, an art curator, and the two eventually adopt a son named Nikolaj. Vivian is therefore the fiancée, not Boyle’s eventual long-term partner.