About Paula Deen

As a young girl in Albany, GA, Paula Deen lived an idyllic life with a loving family that included doting parents, grandparents, and a large extended family. If there was one consistent theme in the household it was laughter around the dinner table and great southern meals frequently cooked by Grandmother Paul. Little did Paula know that these special meals and Southern traditions would take her places she never dreamed.

Her culinary career began in June 1989 out of her kitchen with “The Bag Lady”, a home-based lunch delivery service in Savannah, with the help of her two sons Jamie & Bobby. With $200 given to her by her husband, Paula spent fifty dollars on groceries, roughly forty dollars on a cooler, and the rest on a business license and incidentals. 

Paula Deen, award winning restaurateur, best-selling author, and TV celebrity cook has garnered widespread acclaim for her delicious down home cooking, seasoned with a generous dollop of Southern hospitality.