In a shocking move, Paula Deen has abruptly closed her Savannah based restaurant after 35 years. She is focusing now on her ...

What is it? The family kitchen. First, let's hear about the kitchen Norris grew up in: "Our kitchen was also the hub of life. It had a TV, had a little radio in there.

Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen features 300 seats providing each guest a front row seat to The Island Show Fountain and a panoramic view of the Great Smoky Mountains in the distance.

Family Kitchen is serving an average of 13,000 meals a month. It is run mostly by volunteers with direction from two full-time and two part-time staffers and twelve hands-on board members.