Paula Deen,the Southern chef whose career was significantly impacted by a racial controversy,has recently returned to television with a new show on Fox Nation,titled “At Home With Paula deen,” which began streaming in 2020. This marks a notable comeback for the culinary personality who first gained widespread recognition with her Food Network show, “Paula’s Home Cooking,” which debuted in 2002.
The Food Network series, largely filmed in deen’s home kitchen, ran for over a decade, with more than 200 episodes produced. The show’s cancellation in 2013 followed public backlash stemming from a lawsuit filed by a former employee. During a legal deposition, Deen’s responses to questions regarding race, including her admission to having used the N-word in the past, became public, leading to significant fallout.
Despite the setback, Deen has continued to engage with her audience through various media. She participated in ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and appeared on Gordon Ramsay’s Fox show “MasterChef: Legends.” Additionally, she maintains an active presence on YouTube, where her cooking videos have garnered a considerable following, exceeding 520,000 subscribers on her channel.
Deen’s culinary journey began with her restaurant, The lady and Sons, in Savannah, Georgia. the restaurant’s popularity was such that it relocated to a larger venue the year after her Food Network show premiered, indicating the significant reach and appeal of her cooking and persona prior to the 2013 controversy.
