Deep Dish - Audio CD - Abridged Author:Mary Kay Andrews, Isabel Keating (Narrator) The Cooking Channel is looking for its next big star, and Gina is certain that she fits the bill. Trouble is, the execs also have their eyes on Mr. "Kill It and Grill It" Tate Moody, the star of a hunting, fishing, and cooking show named Vittles. Tate is the ultimate man's man, with a dog named Moonpie and a penchant for flannel sh... more »irts. He's also a tasty side of beef with a swooning female fan base. All Gina has on her side are a free-spirited, college-dropout sister and a mother who calls every single day. Little does Gina know, though, that she and Tate are soon to embark on the cook-off of their lives, spiced up by a little ingredient called love.
Audio Review:
Isabel Keating gives her all--and more--to liven up this second-rate Southern novel by a usually first-rate writer. Curiously, it is with the two main characters--competing Atlanta TV chefs Gina Foxton and Tate Moody--that she is least successful. The dialogue and rapport between the rivals, who later become lovers, sounds flat as the proverbial pancake, and they never really connect. But the production's biggest problem is the story's predictable plot--Andrews telegraphs all the moves far in advance. Nonetheless, Keating is hilarious and endearing in her portrayals of the supporting cast of Southern characters--from crackling old ladies to good old boys and mumbling country bumpkins. -- AudioFile