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01-08-2025
- Entertainment
Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah restaurant that launched her to Food Network fame
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes. Deen ran The Lady & Sons restaurant with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, for nearly three decades. Loyal fans visiting Savannah continued to line up for Deen's buffet long after the Food Network canceled her show, 'Paula's Home Cooking,' in 2013. But 78-year-old Deen said Friday that The Lady & Sons closed for good along with her second Savannah eatery, The Chicken Box. A statement posted on Deen's website and social media accounts didn't say why the restaurants had shut down. 'Hey, y'all, my sons and I made the heartfelt decision that Thursday, July 31st, was the last day of service for The Lady & Sons and The Chicken Box,' Deen's statement said. 'Thank you for all the great memories and for your loyalty over the past 36 years,' she said. 'We have endless love and gratitude for every customer who has walked through our doors.' Deen said her four restaurants outside Savannah will remain open. They're located in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Branson, Missouri. Deen was divorced and nearly broke when she moved to Savannah with her boys in 1989 and started a catering business called The Bag Lady. She opened her first restaurant a few years later at a local Best Western hotel, then started The Lady & Sons in downtown Savannah in 1996. The restaurant soon had lines out the door and served roughly 1,100 diners per day at the height of Deen's popularity. A USA Today food critic awarded The Lady & Sons his 'meal of the year' in 1999. Deen moved her Savannah restaurant to a larger building nearby the year after The Food Network debuted 'Paula's Home Cooking' in 2002. Filmed mostly in her home kitchen, Deen taped more than 200 episodes over the next decade. The Food Network canceled Deen's show in 2013 amid fallout from a lawsuit by a former employee. A transcript of Deen answering questions under oath in a legal deposition became public that included Deen's awkward responses to questions about race. Asked if she had ever used the N-word, Deen said, 'Yes, of course,' though she added: 'It's been a very long time.' Deen returned to television on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' on chef Gordon Ramsay's Fox show 'MasterChef: Legends,' and on Fox Nation, which began streaming 'At Home With Paula Deen' in 2020. She also posts cooking videos to a YouTube channel that has more than 520,000 subscribers.
San Francisco Chronicle
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah restaurant that launched her to Food Network fame
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes. Deen ran The Lady & Sons restaurant with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, for nearly three decades. Loyal fans visiting Savannah continued to line up for Deen's buffet long after the Food Network canceled her show, 'Paula's Home Cooking,' in 2013. But 78-year-old Deen said Friday that The Lady & Sons closed for good along with her second Savannah eatery, The Chicken Box. A statement posted on Deen's website and social media accounts didn't say why the restaurants had shut down. 'Hey, y'all, my sons and I made the heartfelt decision that Thursday, July 31st, was the last day of service for The Lady & Sons and The Chicken Box,' Deen's statement said. 'Thank you for all the great memories and for your loyalty over the past 36 years,' she said. 'We have endless love and gratitude for every customer who has walked through our doors.' Deen said her four restaurants outside Savannah will remain open. They're located in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Branson, Missouri. Deen was divorced and nearly broke when she moved to Savannah with her boys in 1989 and started a catering business called The Bag Lady. She opened her first restaurant a few years later at a local Best Western hotel, then started The Lady & Sons in downtown Savannah in 1996. The restaurant soon had lines out the door and served roughly 1,100 diners per day at the height of Deen's popularity. A USA Today food critic awarded The Lady & Sons his 'meal of the year' in 1999. Deen moved her Savannah restaurant to a larger building nearby the year after The Food Network debuted 'Paula's Home Cooking' in 2002. Filmed mostly in her home kitchen, Deen taped more than 200 episodes over the next decade. The Food Network canceled Deen's show in 2013 amid fallout from a lawsuit by a former employee. A transcript of Deen answering questions under oath in a legal deposition became public that included Deen's awkward responses to questions about race. Asked if she had ever used the N-word, Deen said, 'Yes, of course,' though she added: 'It's been a very long time.' Deen returned to television on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' on chef Gordon Ramsay's Fox show 'MasterChef: Legends,' and on Fox Nation, which began streaming 'At Home With Paula Deen' in 2020. She also posts cooking videos to a YouTube channel that has more than 520,000 subscribers.
Winnipeg Free Press
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah restaurant that launched her to Food Network fame
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent Southern dishes. Deen ran The Lady & Sons restaurant with her two sons, Jamie and Bobby Deen, for nearly three decades. Loyal fans visiting Savannah continued to line up for Deen's buffet long after the Food Network canceled her show, 'Paula's Home Cooking,' in 2013. But 78-year-old Deen said Friday that The Lady & Sons closed for good along with her second Savannah eatery, The Chicken Box. A statement posted on Deen's website and social media accounts didn't say why the restaurants had shut down. 'Hey, y'all, my sons and I made the heartfelt decision that Thursday, July 31st, was the last day of service for The Lady & Sons and The Chicken Box,' Deen's statement said. 'Thank you for all the great memories and for your loyalty over the past 36 years,' she said. 'We have endless love and gratitude for every customer who has walked through our doors.' Deen said her four restaurants outside Savannah will remain open. They're located in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Branson, Missouri. Deen was divorced and nearly broke when she moved to Savannah with her boys in 1989 and started a catering business called The Bag Lady. She opened her first restaurant a few years later at a local Best Western hotel, then started The Lady & Sons in downtown Savannah in 1996. The restaurant soon had lines out the door and served roughly 1,100 diners per day at the height of Deen's popularity. A USA Today food critic awarded The Lady & Sons his 'meal of the year' in 1999. Deen moved her Savannah restaurant to a larger building nearby the year after The Food Network debuted 'Paula's Home Cooking' in 2002. Filmed mostly in her home kitchen, Deen taped more than 200 episodes over the next decade. The Food Network canceled Deen's show in 2013 amid fallout from a lawsuit by a former employee. A transcript of Deen answering questions under oath in a legal deposition became public that included Deen's awkward responses to questions about race. Asked if she had ever used the N-word, Deen said, 'Yes, of course,' though she added: 'It's been a very long time.' Deen returned to television on ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars,' on chef Gordon Ramsay's Fox show 'MasterChef: Legends,' and on Fox Nation, which began streaming 'At Home With Paula Deen' in 2020. She also posts cooking videos to a YouTube channel that has more than 520,000 subscribers.
Fashion Network
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
BFC teases City Wide Celebration details with big names and four-city focus
This will include the launch of ' At Home With'. Presented by London Fashion Week (LFW) principal partner 1664 Blanc, it will feature a nationwide series of talks and panel discussions 'spotlighting the cultural and geographic roots of some of Britain's most celebrated designers'. These will (so far) include Barbour, Kazna Asker, Matty Bovan, Nadine Merabi, Patrick McDowell, SS Daley, Talia Byre and The Winter House, as At Home With 'celebrates the impact of British fashion beyond London, championing regional talent and engaging local communities'. Through the series, 1664 Blanc said it 'continues its commitment to championing emerging designers and making LFW more accessible to a broader audience, both in the capital and nationwide'. Meanwhile, the series 'supports a new strategic direction' set out by BFC CEO Laura Weir ' to decentralise British fashion from London and spotlight creative excellence across the UK'. The programme also aims to complement the recent announcement of the BFC Fashion Assembly, a pilot initiative conceived by Sarah Mower, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent, which received strong industry support. The Fashion Assembly is a creative education programme that will be rolled out in schools nationwide from 2026. Together, CWC and the Fashion Assembly 'represent a bold, joined-up approach to redefining the national narrative of British fashion, rooted in place, purpose, and potential'. The CWC programme kicks off in Liverpool (6 September, 15:00-17:00) featuring SS Daley, Patrick McDowell and Talia Byre (moderator) taking place at the Gordon Ramsay Bread Street Kitchen & Bar, Liverpool One. It then moves on to Manchester (13 September, 13:00-15:00) featuring Nadine Merabi, The Winter House, Matty Bovan and Kazna Asker, moderated by Emma Davidson, Dazed's fashion director of Editorial and Partnerships, at the Orient Stage, Trafford Centre. London (21 September, 12:30-13.30) still has details to be confirmed but so far we know Aaron Esh and Labrum will appear, moderated by Hetty Mahlich at 180 The Strand. Finally, Newcastle (30 September 18:30-20:00) will feature Barbour, moderated by Paul Toner, deputy editor of 10 and 10 Men, at Fenwick Newcastle, Eldon Square. The organisers said the full CWC schedule will be announced later this summer.
Fashion Network
27-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fashion Network
BFC teases City Wide Celebration details with big names and four-city focus
This will include the launch of ' At Home With'. Presented by London Fashion Week (LFW) principal partner 1664 Blanc, it will feature a nationwide series of talks and panel discussions 'spotlighting the cultural and geographic roots of some of Britain's most celebrated designers'. These will (so far) include Barbour, Kazna Asker, Matty Bovan, Nadine Merabi, Patrick McDowell, SS Daley, Talia Byre and The Winter House, as At Home With 'celebrates the impact of British fashion beyond London, championing regional talent and engaging local communities'. Through the series, 1664 Blanc said it 'continues its commitment to championing emerging designers and making LFW more accessible to a broader audience, both in the capital and nationwide'. Meanwhile, the series 'supports a new strategic direction' set out by BFC CEO Laura Weir ' to decentralise British fashion from London and spotlight creative excellence across the UK'. The programme also aims to complement the recent announcement of the BFC Fashion Assembly, a pilot initiative conceived by Sarah Mower, BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent, which received strong industry support. The Fashion Assembly is a creative education programme that will be rolled out in schools nationwide from 2026. Together, CWC and the Fashion Assembly 'represent a bold, joined-up approach to redefining the national narrative of British fashion, rooted in place, purpose, and potential'. The CWC programme kicks off in Liverpool (6 September, 15:00-17:00) featuring SS Daley, Patrick McDowell and Talia Byre (moderator) taking place at the Gordon Ramsay Bread Street Kitchen & Bar, Liverpool One. It then moves on to Manchester (13 September, 13:00-15:00) featuring Nadine Merabi, The Winter House, Matty Bovan and Kazna Asker, moderated by Emma Davidson, Dazed's fashion director of Editorial and Partnerships, at the Orient Stage, Trafford Centre. London (21 September, 12:30-13.30) still has details to be confirmed but so far we know Aaron Esh and Labrum will appear, moderated by Hetty Mahlich at 180 The Strand. Finally, Newcastle (30 September 18:30-20:00) will feature Barbour, moderated by Paul Toner, deputy editor of 10 and 10 Men, at Fenwick Newcastle, Eldon Square. The organisers said the full CWC schedule will be announced later this summer.
