The Food Network loves Paula Deen and they are about to do what they always do with their favorite stars -Rachael Ray, Emeril, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown - and give her a new show. Paula's Cooking Party is an hour-long prime time show staring Paula, a kitchen and a live studio audience. The network describes it as a "non-stop rollercoaster of food, fun, stories, recipes and surprises" and it will have far less emphasis on straight cooking instruction, which her current show is based around. Well, that and butter, anyway.
Deen, 59, just recently became a grandmother, so it is something of a surprise that the network is opting to promote her when they have been trying to attract a younger audience. Granted, Paula's show and her specials have attracted the some of the largest tv audiences on the network, but is "Paula unplugged" going to attract viewers? And when one of the early episodes featured Paula "trying on a young audience member's stilettos, telling jokes and staging a live crab race," will it keep viewers accustomed to seeing her cook satisfied?
The show premiers September 29th, so we'll just have to wait until then to find out.

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11-11-2006 @10:14PM Donna Ellis said... I love Paula Dean. For those who wish to complain about her southern qualities, than you don't know what hospitality is and maybe are a little to aloof to understand it. I sometimes am ashamed to say I'm from New York because they think we're all snobs and that's far from the truth.
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12-02-2006 @9:52PM lyn williams said... I enjoy wacthing the Paula Deen show. As for some thinking she is a phony I say you don't know what being southern is all about. She is the real thing.She is truly a real southern belle.And I can say I am proud to be from the south.I really love her shows.Keep up the good work.
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