Get ready Tennessee, Paula Deen is coming for you, as Eater National gives word that Deen is planning to bring a new restaurant to Pigeon Forge. To be called Paula Deen's Family Kitchen, the 20,000 square foot restaurant (with a "a projected design, construction and yearly operation budget of nearly $20 million") is expected to open later this Summer . [BusinessWire via Eater National]
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