Deep Dish: A Novel

by Mary Kay Andrews

Book Overview

"Tasty. . . . Andrews is] the queen of sass, and revenge is her favorite ingredient." -- Daytona Beach News-JournalBattling TV chefs find themselves competing for a coveted weekly time slot on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060837373
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 5.3" x 1.2"

Customer Reviews

Taste of the Georgia coast

One of her best books, ever! Colorful characters with true southern flavor! If you are from the deep south or have a southern upbringing; you will love the dialogue and food. I have read almost all of Mary Kay Andrews’ books and this story and characters are my favorites.

Great Book!

This book is delightful. All Of Mary Kay Andrews books are great and do not require alot of thought. They just flow. Excellent!

Didn't disappoint!

I love Mary Kay's books. I found myself having a hard time starting this book because I loved Savannah Breeze and Savannah Blues so much that I didn't want to be disappointed with new characters. But as soon as I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. Yes, some things were a little predictable, but I thought it was very entertaining and enjoyed it very much. Is it my favorite of her books, probably not. But, it's near the top of the list.

Just what I needed

This is the first book by Mary Kay Andrews I've read, and I enjoyed every page of it. It was a light, fun, easy read, which is something I've been having trouble finding. Usually I get bored really quickly and therefore read just a couple chapters before I give up on a book, but this one held my attention, and I found it difficult to put down. I'm in my ninth month of pregnancy, and have been feeling a little overwhelmed - this book gave me something to look forward to and was a nice escape from reality!

Kept me interested

I've read all of Mary Kay Andrews' books and this one was just as great as the others. The story kept flowing and the romance was what it always is in a Mary Kay book. It doesn't get real hot and steamy, but that is not how she writes. It's a thick book for her and I still read it in 3 days. Cute book. Take it to the beach!

Yummy!

"Every girl needs a little chick-lit brain candy once in a while," my friend Erin wrote, passing to me her advance copy of "Deep Dish," which came out Feb. 26. "And since it's all about cooking, I thought of you." I'm glad she did - as I'm not the book snob my pal had me pegged for, I dove in and found that author Mary Kay Andrews has the recipe for another best seller in "Deep Dish." Her last book, "Hissy Fit," spent some time on the New York Times Best Seller List. "Deep Dish" ($24.95, HarperCollins) tells the story of Gina, a shadow-swearing, pork-rind sneaking, somewhat-naïve host of a public television cooking show. She's a young up-and-comer in the food world, having edited a major newspaper's food section before moving to TV. But when her producer-boyfriend gets her show canned she faces losing her career, her lovelife and worse, her freedom, if she has to sell her condo and move home with Mama and Daddy and her hard-partying sister Lisa. When Gina gets an audition for a spot on the national cooking network, the potholders come off. But in the midst of a fight for her professional life, Gina's looks take a hit thanks to her usually skillful esthetician D'John, pronounced, I assume, like the mustard. Will she wind up with the hot job and the hotter man, her competition: a tasty outdoorsman named Tate? "Deep Dish" isn't a cookie-cutter romance novel, nor is it over-processed. It's as real as the cream in the gravy. Andrews took pains to make it so. She visited Paula Deen's set to see firsthand how a cooking show is made. She is also well-schooled in human behavior and that comes through in her vivid descriptions: Her characters don't simply answer their cell phones, they roll onto one hip and fish the phones from their pockets before flipping them open. They don't merely sweat when they're nervous; perspiration beads in the small of their backs. Peppering the dialogue is a little "language" that Southern belles would scold but the text isn't overly salty. Andrews knows cooking - what's more she knows from sharing kitchen space with her husband how sparks can fly when two hard-headed cooks get in each other's way. "Deep Dish" isn't the first time she has drawn a plot from personal experience. Nor is it the first time food has played a role her novels. In "Deep Dish", food is in the spotlight. And that's where Andrews is a tease. She whetted my appetite for more than the three recipes included at the back of the book. Her descriptions of shrimp remoulade, Granny Smith apple and mint slaw and lemon pound cake had hungrily flipping to the back of the book to find them not there. Instead Andrews serves up grilled peaches and Brunswick stew, barely mentioned in the story, and the cake reprinted here. Nonetheless, "Deep Dish" is a delicious diversion. But if you can't stomach the thought of people finding out about your indulgence, just tell them you only read it for the recipes.