I wake up every morning happy for where I am in life. It’s not all about the cooking, but the fact that I can contribute by using my influence to help people all over the country. In the last two years, my partners and I have fed more than 10 million hungry people by bringing meat to food banks. Paula Deen I (Traci) have been watching the Food Network since its inception and have been aware of Paula Deen only from that venue. I don’t know her in any way other than what the PR