James Linton Deen Jr. (born June 29, 1967) is an American cook, restaurateur, and TV personality.
[1] He is the first and oldest son of culinary celebrity Paula Deen.
With his younger brother, Bobby, he runs her restaurant, The Lady & Sons, in Savannah, Georgia.
Deen also frequently appeared on his mother's show, Paula's Home Cooking.
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."