Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent ...

Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame.

People stroll past Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady Sons in Savannah, Ga., on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, after Deen announced the eatery that launched her to Food Network fame had closed.

Paula Deen has announced the closing of the Lady and Sons — the iconic Georgia restaurant that made her a star of Southern cuisine and a household name in the cooking world.

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.

Former Food Network star Paula Deen did not say why she suddenly closed the Georgia restaurant she and her sons opened in 1996.

Culinary star Paula Deen has abruptly shut off the burners at her popular Georgia restaurants.

Former Food Network star Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah, Georgia, restaurant she started with her two sons nearly three decades ago. Deen said in a statement Friday on her website and ...

Former Food Network star Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah, Georgia, restaurant she started with her two sons nearly three decades ago.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Celebrity chef Paula Deen and former Food Network star is closing her last Georgia restaurant after 36 years in business, according to a post from the celebrity chef's restaurant.

In a shocking move, Paula Deen has abruptly closed her Savannah-based restaurant after 36 years. She is focusing now on her Family Kitchen chain.