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___MASK37___ Linton " Jamie " Deen , Jr . ( born June 29 , 1967 ) is an American cook , restaurateur , and TV personality . Robert Earl `` Bobby '' Deen ( born April 28 , 1970 ) is a television cook , TV personality , and restaurant manager . He is the second son of Paula Deen and with his brother , Jamie , operates her restaurant , The Lady & Sons , in Savannah , Georgia . He also frequently appears on her shows , Paula ' s Home Cooking and Paula ' s Party . He and Jamie had their own show , Road Tasted , starting July 11 , 2006 . The Deen brothers eventually decided that they wanted to devote more time to their family restaurant , and thus did not continue on as hosts of Road Tasted . The original show has since been changed into Road Tasted with the Neelys featuring Food Network hosts Pat Neely and Gina Neely . In 2006 , Deen was named one of the `` 50 Most Eligible Bachelors '' by People Magazine . Bobby announced his engagement to Claudia Lovera on April 24 , 2013 and discussed the event on the Fox News morning show , Fox & Friends . In July 2013 , Bobby married his fiancée Claudia Lovera at a ceremony at his mother Paula Deen ' s House . In January 2012 , he debuted his own cooking show , Not My Mama ' s Meals , on the Cooking Channel , in which he tweaks his mother ' s recipes to recreate them in a healthier manner . In November 9 , 2014 , he is the host for the festive show , Holiday Baking Championship . He is also co - host of the Cooking Channel series Junk Food Flip , where he goes to restaurants around the USA , and makes healthier versions of their unhealthy food . He is also the host of the 2015 special , called Spring Baking Championship on the Food Network . In April , 2015 , Bobby and his brother Jamie began filming the TV show Southern Fried Road Trip for the Food Network , `` in search of the best local , handcrafted foods '' . Road Tasted is a television program shown on Food Network in the USA . The show was originally hosted by ___MASK55___ and Bobby Deen , the sons of the popular Food Network host Paula Deen , as they drove around the United States searching for the best in family - run food businesses . It premiered on July 11 , 2006 . Savannah is the oldest city in the U . S . state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County . Established in 1733 on the Savannah River , the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia . A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War , Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport . It is Georgia ' s fifth - largest city and third - largest metropolitan area . The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States , forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia . Two tributaries of the Savannah , the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River , form the northernmost part of the border . The Savannah River drainage basin extends into the southeastern side of the Appalachian Mountains just inside North Carolina , bounded by the Eastern Continental Divide . The river is around long . It is formed by the confluence of the Tugaloo River and the ___MASK60___ River . Today this confluence is submerged beneath Lake Hartwell . The Tallulah Gorge is located on the Tallulah River , a tributary of the Tugaloo River that forms the northwest branch of the Savannah River . Patrick " Pat " Neely is an American restaurateur , television personality , and author . He is the co - owner of Neely ' s Bar - B - Que restaurant in downtown Memphis , Tennessee . He and former wife Gina hosted two Food Network television programs , " Down Home with the Neelys " and " Road Tasted with the Neelys ". The pair also co - wrote a cook book . " Down Home " became the highest rated debut for a Food Network show within the " In the Kitchen " series , which appear on weekend mornings . Paula Ann Hiers Deen ( born January 19 , 1947 ) is an American celebrity chef and former cooking show television host . Deen resides in Savannah , Georgia , where she owns and operates The Lady & Sons restaurant with her sons , Jamie and Bobby Deen . She has published fourteen cookbooks . Though married since 2004 to Michael Groover , she uses the last name Deen , from her first marriage . A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known . Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media , especially television . Several chefs have been credited with being the first celebrity chef , among them historically Bartolomeo Scappi and Marie - ___MASK59___ Carême .