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"I note that the chain's first outpost opened in 2014 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee—a stone's throw from Dolly Parton's Dollywood—and that it launched a year after Deen was embroiled in scandal over a history of racism; the Family Kitchen locations are more casual and decidedly more commercial than The Lady & Sons, though a number of dishes (fried green tomatoes, biscuits, fried chicken) are similar to those at her Savannah restaurant." - Delia Jo Ramsey