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Celebrity Chef Paula Deen Closes 2 Restaurants
Paula Deen, who was fired from the Food Network in 2013 amid her public downfall for her use of racial slurs, announced that she and her sons Jamie Deen and Bobby Deen have closed two restaurants.
Paula Deen is closing up shop, y’all.
The former Food Network star, along with her sons Jamie Deen and Bobby Deen, announced they have closed her two restaurants in Savannah, Ga., where she started her catering business The Bag Lady in 1989.
“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,” Paula wrote in the joint statement shared to Facebook Aug. 1. “Thank you for all the great memories and for your loyalty over the past 36 years.”
The 78-year-old—who shares Jamie, 58, and Bobby, 55, with ex-husband Jimmy Deen—also emphasized the family’s appreciation for their patrons over the past three decades.
“We have endless love and gratitude for every customer who has walked through our doors,” Paula continued. “We are equally grateful to our incredible staff—past and present—whose hard work, care, and hospitality made The Lady & Sons what it was.”
She added, “Savannah will always be our home, and we’ll always be here to support our wonderful community.”
Though Paula and her sons have closed the two locations—and removed them from the “Restaurants” section of Paula’s website—the family will continue to operate multiple locations of her other restaurants.
“We will now focus our attention on the four Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen locations across the country—in Pigeon Forge, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, and Branson,” the statement concluded. “We’re excited to continue visiting these restaurants regularly, starting with Branson on August 8th.”
Following the announcement, patrons noticed that windows at the Lady & Sons location were covered with brown paper and signs were hung on the door that read, "It is with heavy hearts and tremendous gratitude that we announce that we have retired and closed," according to CBS News.
Paula faced public controversy in 2013 when she confessed to using racial slurs, resulting in her firing from the Food Network and the cancelation of her Paula’s Home Cooking show. Since apologizing for the offenses, the chef expanded her Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen empire and now regularly shares her recipes on YouTube and her Fox Nation show At Home With Paula Deen.
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