Paula's Party is a show on the Food Network

Food Network

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 hosted by Paula Deen

Paula Deen

Paula Deen American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress and Emmy Award-winning television personality.Deen resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she owns and operates...

. Unlike her other show on the Food Network, Paula's Home Cooking

Paula's Home Cooking

Paula's Home Cooking is a Food Network show hosted by Paula Deen. Deen's primary culinary focus is Southern cuisine and familiar comfort food that is popular with Americans. In the show, classic dishes such as pot roast, fried okra, and pecan pie are the norm, and overly complicated or eccentric...

, Paula's Party was originally taped in front of a small audience at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

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, and Deen herself frequently interacts with members. In 2008, taping of the show moved from Savannah to Food Network studios in New York City

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In the program, Deen offers help to audience members who have culinary problems. This new format allows her to be friendly with her guests; frequently she sits on the laps of various male audience members and feeds them sensuously, often making food-related double entendres.

Almost all of Paula's family have appeared on the show: sons Jamie Deen

Jamie Deen

Jamie Deen Jamie Deen Jamie Deen (born , in Albany, Georgia, is a chef, restauranteur]], and TV personality.He is widely known as one of the sons of culinary celebrity Paula Deen. With his brother, Bobby, he runs her restaurant, The Lady & Sons, in Savannah, Georgia. Deen also frequently appears on...

 and Bobby Deen

Bobby Deen

Bobby Deen is a television cook, TV personality, and restaurant manager He is best known as one of the sons of Paula Deen, and together with his brother, Jamie, runs her restaurant, The Lady & Sons, in Savannah, Georgia. He also frequently appears on her shows, Paula's Home Cooking and Paula's...

, husband Michael Groover, daughter-in-law Brooke Deen, grandson Jack Deen, brother Bubba Hiers (owner of Uncle Bubba's Oyster House), and ex-husband Jimmy Deen. Many celebrities have joined in on the fun.

Paula's Party was first broadcast on September 29, 2006, and is currently broadcast on Saturdays at 7:00 PM Eastern Time on the Food Network.

The show is not currently airing on Food Network.