Deep Dish: A Novel

I love her books! This one is no exception. She is so Southern and her writing reflects this if your not Southern -YES, we are that eccentric! However, much grief that life throws you, there is always some thing to laugh about and Mary Kay Andrews can make me laugh on even on my bad days. This book is a keeper!!

A light read. There was some humor some romance and a story line I liked but felt it needed a little more meat.

Mary Kay Andrews does not disappoint in this novel about two local food show stars who compete for a national show of their own. Ms. Andrews has a gift for description that pulls you into the story and you can't help but fall in love with Gina, Tate, Lisa, D'John, and especially Moonpie. If you like southern romance you will enjoy this one. I would have given five stars but the use of the Lord's name in vain was a bit excessive in my opinion.

I have throughly enjoyed Mary Kay Andrews' previous books (Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, etc.) and was really looking forward to reading this contribution to her breezy Southern summer reads, as I have in the past. Unfortunately, however, it turns out this "Dish" was a dud. The plot has been covered pretty much in other reviews, so I'll skip that, and go right to the characterizations. And that, to me, was a big disappointment. The main character, Gina, seemed confused. She couldn't seem to make up her mind about food. While she touts "healthy and natural southern cooking", she appeared clueless about healthy eating for herself, with wild swings from near starvation and caffeine overdoses, to extreme pigging out on every greasy unhealthy food she could get her hands on. She also seemed to lack direction and spunk..despite the author's repeated reminders that Gina was supposed to be "driven". The other main character, Tate, was okay...*looking*, that is. Rather obnoxious, however, and frequently rude. He sure didn't charm _this_ Southern gal! (His dog, Moonpie, however, I liked very much.) The supporting characters were completely unappealing and unsympathetic. Gina's sister, Lisa, was vapid and borderline alcoholic. I grew weary of the overworked- yet-oft-repeated remarks about what a pest she and Gina think their mother is. The make-up/hair stylist D'John was cartoonish and trite. Tate's manager, Val, was a stereotypical, snarling "New Yorker" sterotype but luckily didn't play that large a part in the story. The T.V. producer, assistant and other production crew members were either one-dimensional and annoying, or merely superfluous; and that includes Gina's erstwhile, errant boyfriend-manager. There simply wasn't anyone in this story that I could actually _care_ about, or "connect" with. I started reading this at the beginning of the summer with great anticipation...but after six weeks of trying, it was a struggle to pick up the book and slog through another paragraph or two. I was determined to finish, although I regret I wasted so much of my summer on it. This was NOT Mary Kay Andrews' best effort, by a long shot. Not even a die-hard fan of hers, like myself, could feel good about this book. I continue to hope for better things from her subsequent books, however.(EDIT) Upon reflection, I felt my initial rating of this book was a bit harsh. I added another star, because there really were moments when the book picked up some life and sparkled. And I enjoyed the descriptions of some of the recipes (still wish the author would have included the one for frosted flake & chili powder coated oven fried chicken. She included several, but not that one). The plot was a bit improbable, but I did like the premise. An okay light read. Not Andrews' best; but if fluffy & frothy contemporary chic-lit is what you are looking for, this might work for you!

this is just plain fun. mary kay seems to make sure she knows her subject before she jumps in to write about it. a little tired on a couple of points: d'john puts both hands over gina's eyes so he can spritz her hair with hairspray. ummmm..... and lisa, the parasite and gina's little sister, comes to the show wearing black pants and a v neck red cashmere sweater. in 102 degree heat? doubtful. those are the only blips in a novel full of the lively fast moving and cheerful reading that seems to be ms andrews' habitual gifts to us. i loved this one. buy it. btw, ms andrews....d'john is a great name for a hair and makeup stylist working for a cooking show. yeah. love a good pun.

A very enjoyable trip to a good channel show. Folksy and funny with romance mixed in. Bless your hearts , ya'll.

WOW and thanks for so much fun Mary Kay. As an aspiring writer, I appreciate the dedicated, tough work a winner of a book like this takes. Being funny, especially throughout a novel, is a hard job but you accomplished it well. Your characters are each drawn so well, as their individual personalities come off just right - and realistically. (I want more D'John - just about all his lines made me laugh out loud.) I loved learning about fishing, tomato soup chocolate cake and vinegar pie. This is a book you'll pass along to your friend(s) while telling them "This will cheer you up!" BRAVO Mary Kay.

This novel incorporated all the best elements of a good romantic comedy movie and put them onto the page. The plotline was fresh - especially in this age of reality TV and the phenomenon of the Food Network - and the characters were rich and entertaining. There were several exchanges that had me laughing out loud.I'm not giving the novel 5 stars because I would have liked to see a little more of the romance between the two main characters, Tate and Gina, starting earlier in the book. The beginning section, setting up the action that would come later, was also a little on the slow side.But, once this story got rolling, there was no stopping it. I read the second two thirds of the novel in an hour and a half! All in all, it was a really fun read!

This is the third book I read by this author. It is not my favourite. I prefer either  Savannah Breeze , or  Savannah Blues  . However I did enjoy the story and its location in the deep South (USA) adds a lot. It's hard to imagine all that steamy heat in our current cold wet June but Mary Kay Andrews writes well and I believe I can feel the heat and humidity.The female characters in her books are always strong and feisty, whether they be good or bad people.In this book two chefs are competing on a TV series, where they have to find and cook local food. The two competing are the very tasty Tate Moody (new chef) and Gina who already has her own cooking show and may be about to lose out to the handsome hunk Tate. They are pitted against each other on a show on the Cooking Channel. The winner will get a new TV series. The story is a little predictable but still fun. Savannah BreezeSavannah Blues

Typically, I really love Mary Kay Andrews' books. I'm really struggling to even get into this book I'm about halfway through and forcing myself at this point to continue with it because my experience with this author is typically positive. I don't find either the characters or the story particularly engaging so I'm going to stop reading it and move on to another book. Hope the next one is better!

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