topic Re: Paula Deen in Kitchen

Paula Deen

Kachina624 — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:33:23 GMT

CLOSED: Paula Deen and her sons have permanently shut down their iconic Savannah restaurant, The Lady & Sons, which launched the Food Network star.

End of an era in Savannah?

Re: Paula Deen

PA Mom-mom — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 18:41:04 GMT

I really like many of her recipes, but the recipes I like are not low carb/fat/calorie. I save them for holidays.

I can imagine the whole family has moved on from the original concept of Lady and Sons. Best wishes to the employees, but I'm sure they saw this coming.

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drizzellla — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:12:34 GMT

When we ate at their restaurant, there was a line outside the restaurant. We were waiting for our appointed time for seating.

Wonder what happened. It is tough running a restaurant. I know I could not do it.

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vegan4ever — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:26:13 GMT

I read the article yesterday, and mentions not all the restaurants are closing four are remaining open for business located in several states. Probably only in very popular areas.

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deepwaterdotter — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:01:53 GMT

@vegan4ever wrote:
I read the article yesterday, and mentions not all the restaurants are closing four are remaining open for business located in several states. Probably only in very popular areas.

She also owns 4 restaurants under the name "Family Kitchen".

Re: Paula Deen

Kachina624 — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:03:29 GMT

I've never followed her closely, but it seems she had an extremely rapid decline. Poor business decisions, perhaps?

Re: Paula Deen

stevieb — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 21:20:45 GMT

Deen is 78 years old and still has four restaurants scattered throughout the south that she and her sons visit regularly. Lady and Sons was open for 36 years, a virtual lifetime for a restaurant. Although SHQ could not afford her the level of visibility she enjoyed on QVC, for years after she was booted by QVC she appeared on HQ, which made her into a bit of a lifestyle brand, selling all manner of merchandise, much as QVC has done with Gravel. Between her books, restaurants, TV gigs and so on, she had a pretty good run.

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cindyNC — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:01:10 GMT

The ones staying open are in Pigeon Forge, Myrtle Beach, Branson and Nashville.

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lynnie61 — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 22:05:26 GMT

Years ago, we ate at the Piegon Forge restaurant for breakfast. It was delicious. I did not realize there was one in Myrtle Beach.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:07:03 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I've never followed her closely, but it seems she had an extremely rapid decline. Poor business decisions, perhaps?

@Kachina624 - she caught flack for making some untimely insensitive comments and racial slurs at one time. I don't think she ever fully recovered.

Re: Paula Deen

Kachina624 — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:49:43 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch. I vaguely remember something negative but couldn't recall the specifics.

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qbetzforreal — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:57:45 GMT

She still has four Paula Deen's Family Kitchen restuarants in Tennesee, Branson and Myrtle Beach.

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shoekitty — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:05:16 GMT

her recipes are so good, love the hummingbird cake and tons of other stuff. It's just it is so fattening, and artery clogging. I imagine people have just changed eating styles and food choices. Her recipes and style of cooking are like once a year type eating for us. lol. But, dang it's good.i don't eat meat, and all the cheeses, creams, and rich foods anymore. But I can dream

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beach-mom — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:35:04 GMT

I had never heard of Paula until DD did a report on her when she was in high school. I learned Paula had severe agoraphobia. She would make sandwiches and her young boys would take them out.

I started paying attention to her. Although I didn't see many of her shows, I made a lot of her recipes. One of our favorites is Bobby's Shrimp and Grits.

I always hoped to go to her restaurant in Savannah. Maybe I'll get to one of the other ones!

Re: Paula Deen

Rockycoast — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:58:38 GMT

Watched her cooking show for a short time. Was not for me. She disgusted me (and some of her guests from the look on their faces) when she started licking their faces. Gross. Her food was also not for me. Fattening and unhealthy. Then when she showed who she was with the racial slurs, that was it for me watching Deen. Don't care for her.

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DJs mom — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:48:12 GMT

@Rockycoast licking their faces?? What?

Re: Paula Deen

Rockycoast — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:45:46 GMT

Yes, that was a cringe worthy

move on her part. Deen thought it was funny. She would start from the guests chin and lick them up to the forhead. Did it frequently. Disgusting.

@DJs mom wrote:
@Rockycoast licking their faces?? What?

Re: Paula Deen

RedTop — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:17:51 GMT

I used to enjoy watching Paula Deen cook in her shows Paula's Home Cooking (2005) and Paula's Best Dishes (2008). She came across to me as a simple, basic, southern cook in those shows. By the time she did the Positively Paula shows (2017), she was very loud and obnoxious, and I totally lost interest in her.

My oldest daughter and my nephew vacationed in Savannah about 7 years ago, ate at The Lady and Sons restaurant, and met Paula who spent about 1/2 an hour chatting with them as they waited on a table. My daughter enjoyed fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and corn muffins; she said the food and the sweet tea were good, but no better than what she ate here at home.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 20:27:25 GMT

I discovered her back in the early 2000's on The Food Network. I never stopped following her, but was saddened by the remarks and the flack she got. At least she did not go into hiding but continued on even when so many tried to cancel her.

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colleena — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:17:03 GMT

@Rockycoast Seem to remember it was called Paulas Party & she would sit on male audience members & make suggestive comments - cringy.