Paula's Best Dishes

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Paula's Best Dishes
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StarringPaula Deen
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network Food Network
ReleaseJune 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) 
2013 (2013)

Paula's Best Dishes is an American cooking show hosted by Paula Deen on Food Network [1]

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On June 21, 2013, the Food Network announced that they would not renew Deen's contract due to controversy surrounding Deen's use of a racial slur and racist jokes in her restaurant, effectively cancelling the series. As of 2017, culinary icon Paula Deen has a new show, Positively Paula that's syndicated and is available in over 130 million homes.

Background

Debuting on June 8, 2008, the show stars Paula Deen as she helps rescue viewer recipes, prepare dishes and shares stories. [2]

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References

  1. "Paula Deen". Food Network. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  2. Paula's Best Dishes Archived 2013-06-10 at the Wayback Machine at MSN TV