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Melanie Hutsell is alive, and she's impersonating Paula Deen

Posted Jun 14th 2009 1:01PM by Eliot Glazer
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Saturday Night Live, Video, Reality-Free

paula deen melanie hutsellOnce upon a time, Melanie Hutsell was on top of the world. And by "on top of the world," we mean she was on Saturday Night Live, doing characters whose signature dialogue quietly seeped into the mainstream conscious and were applauded on arrival by the studio audience. And then she vanished, only to become the butt of many a joke among SNL aficionados.

But we found her via butter enthusiast Food Network superstar Paula Deen, who somehow got word that the actress and writer had moved on from the Delta Delta Delta sorority sister, Di, to impersonating Deen herself. In fact, Hutsell had been impersonating Deen for several years, "anywhere they would have [her], in theaters, churches, temples - you name it."

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TV stars dominate Forbes's list of top-earning celeb chefs

Posted Aug 12th 2008 5:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Hell's Kitchen

Rachael smilingYou know why Rachael Ray is smiling all the time? She's the richest food star in the world. According to the latest Forbes list of top-earning celebrity chefs, Rachael Ray leads the pack. In fact, of the top 10 names, all but two are TV stars.

Therefore, you better believe that all that exposure on Food Network, Bravo, Travel Channel, Fine Living, BBC America, and Fox -- not to mention syndication and appearances on talk shows and demonstrations on the Today Show -- makes a big difference.

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The Next Food Network flub

Posted Jul 18th 2008 9:31AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Programming

next food network starThe Food Network is one of my favorite channels, I admit it. I can tune in just about anytime and enjoy Ace of Cakes or Good Eats or Boy Meets Grill or Paula Deen, whatever. Generally speaking, they seem to have a good, consistent and enjoyable programming package.

Okay, that's what's good about FN. Now for the sour to go with the sweet. Last night I was catching up with The Next Food Network Star, watching the second showing of the reality competition show because I wasn't able to watch the original broadcast. No big deal, right? Wrong!

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Paula Deen going into syndication

Posted Apr 15th 2008 10:42AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Food/Home/DIY, Celebrities, Reality-Free

Paula DeenMove over, Rachael Ray! Another Food Network bird is straying for the nest to try her wings in syndication. Southern diva Paula Deen is readying a daytime cooking show for syndication in 2009. She also following Rachael's lead by not giving up her secure and lucrative connection to Food Network. Her Paula's Home Cooking and Paula's Party programs will remain Food Network staples.

The challenge for Paula will be coming up with a show that's not simply an echo of her other two shows. Unlike Rachael, who does a full-fledged talk show with a cooking segment, Paula's new effort is being called a "cooking" show. That could be limiting.

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What's On Tonight: Smackdown, Raines, Stargate, Bill Maher

Posted Apr 13th 2007 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight

  • Paula DeenAt 8, NBC has a new Identity, then a new episode of Raines.
  • The CW has an ew Smackdown! at 8.
  • PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by a new Washington Week.
  • TLC has two new episodes of What Not To Wear starting at 8.
  • Also at 8: Sci-Fi has a new Stargate SG-1, then new episodes of Stargate: Atlantis and Painkiller Jane.
  • At 8:30, Disney has a new Cory in the House.
  • At 9:30, Food Network has a new Giada's Weekend Getaways (in L.A.), then a new Paula's Party.
  • At 10, Comedy Central has the special The Amazing Jonathan: Wrong On Every Level.
  • At 11, HBO has a new Real Time With Bill Maher, with guests Bill Bradley, Sheryl Crow, Scott McClellan, and Laurie David.
  • Also at 11: IFC has the second season premiere of The Henry Rollins Show.

Check your local TV listings for more.

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What's on tonight: Ghost Whisperer, Las Vegas, Law and Order, Smackdown!

Posted Jan 5th 2007 5:15PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming

  • Paula DeenAt 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
  • CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer, then new episodes of Close To Home and Numb3rs.
  • NBC has a new 1 vs. 100 at 8, then new episodes of Las Vegas and Law and Order.
  • FOX has a new Nanny 911 at 8, then a new Trading Spouses.
  • There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
  • Sci-Fi has a marathon of Jake 2.0 starting at 8.
  • At 9, ABC repeats the pilot eps of The Knights of Prosperity and In Case of Emergency.
  • At 10, Food Network has a new Paula's Party.
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What's on tonight: Smackdown, Washington Week, Paula's Party

Posted Dec 29th 2006 5:11PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming

  • Christopher ReeveAt 8, PBS has a new NOW, followed by a new Washington Week.
  • NBC has a new Dateline at 8.
  • The CW has a new Smackdown! at 8.
  • ABC Family has the 1978 version of Superman at 8.
  • Emeril makes his favorite New Year's dishes on Food Network, also at 8.
  • At 9, Discovery has a new episode of Man vs. Wild.
  • At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
  • The History Channel has a new Dogfights at 10.
  • There's a new Paula's Party at 10 on Food Network.
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A big year for Paula Deen

Posted Dec 23rd 2005 10:07AM by Anna Johns

My big year for Paula Deen was 2001, when I lived in Savannah, GA and discovered the Lady and Sons buffet on Congress Street complete with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, hoe cakes, cheesy biscuits, and banana pudding. During one trip up to the buffet, I actually spotted Paula Deen at a table and I went right up to her and told her how much I loved her food. She said she loved it too and that she could never seem to order off the menu because the buffet was so darn good. I loved her for talking to me with her sweet Southern drawl and I loved her for teaching me how to make mashed potatoes that my husband once proclaimed were better than his mother's! I think that sweet personality is what is so appealing to all the Americans who tune into her show and specials on Food Network. Sure, the food she cooks is shockingly fattening, but it's the company we seek, isn't it? Although, I did laugh when another blogger launched the Paula Deen Coronary Watch. Still, there's no doubt that 2005 was Paula Deen's year. Not only did Paula's Home Cooking get very popular, she also got a supporting role in a Cameron Crowe movie, Elizabethtown, starring Orlando Bloom!

Paula is rightfully listed on Pop Candy's list of Top 100 Entertainers of 2005, and there's even an interview with her over on the site. She, of course, is very grateful for her success and hints that she plans to launch a line of kitchen tools or dishes or something in 2006.

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