Pat Neely (born July 20, 1964) is an American restaurateur, television personality, and author.
Down Home became the highest rated debut for a Food Network show within the "In the Kitchen" series, which appear on weekend mornings.
[citation needed] In August 2008, they acquired a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) space in mid-town Memphis slated to be a corporate headquarters.
[11] During the summer of 2006 her sons, Bobby and Jamie Deen, featured the Neely's Bar-B-Que Nashville location on their show Road Tasted.
In September 2006, Paula ate at the Neely's downtown Memphis restaurant and was impressed.
[12] The Neelys taped the sixth season of Down Home, which aired seven days a week on the Food Network.