Paula Deen PDOSM Instruction Manual page 2

Meet Paula Deen
Culinary icon Paula Deen is a self-
made entrepreneur who learned her
savory secrets from her grandmother.
She started her career in the food
industry with a small catering
company called The Bag Lady, but
business quickly outgrew her home
kitchen. Taking a leap of faith, she
opened her first restaurant, The Lady
and Sons, which has since become a
tourist hot spot in Savannah, GA.
With her huge personality, delectable
recipes and heart of gold, Paula next
found herself in talks with TV execs
aIer a friend introduced her to some
influenKal people in the business. The
rest, as they say, is history.
I n addiKon to her television success,
Paula has sold more than 11,000,000
copies of her 14 cookbooks and
launched the Paula Deen Network, an
interacKve digital portal that
combines cooking, lifestyle and game
shows with great recipes, meal-
planning tools and more.
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