People stroll past Paula Deen's restaurant the Lady and Sons in Savannah, Ga., on Friday after Deen announced the eatery that launched her to Food Network fame had closed. (Russ Bynum / Associated ...

Paula Deen was the face of Southern hospitality for 10 years. Overcoming personal adversity, this mother-of-two rolled up her sleeves to launch and run her own businesses, and write several cookbooks.

In the late 1990s, Paula Deen was an independent restaurateur whose family-operated restaurant had just received a glowing review from USA Today. Her life and career were permanently changed. Now, ...

Over 10 years after the world witnessed the swift downfall of Southern comfort chef Paula Deen, she's attempting to set the record straight. Paula set out to tell her side of the story in the ...

"Thank you for all the great memories," Deen wrote on social media, revealing that she will now keep her "focus" on her Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen locations Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on ...