Paula Deen's Savannah Style  Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Author, Jan
Spivey Gilchrist, Illustrator Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Author, Jan
Spivey Gilchrist, Illustrator with Brandon Branch. Simon &
Schuster $29.99 (224p) ISBN 978-1-4165-5224-6 Reviewed on:
03/15/2010 Release date: 00/00/0000  The Food Network queen of
buttery Southern fare departs from publishing cookbooks to
present—with help from Branch, her personal assistant and
creative director—a photo-laden guide (photos by Deborah Whitlaw
Llewelyn) to her style of home decorating. Like Deen's food, the
decor she highlights is welcoming and comfortable, and often
over-the-top (music rooms complete with harps and grand pianos;
oversized crystal chandeliers). She covers plenty of topics
applicable to many readers, such as “porch livin',” the
practical use of slipcovers, and collecting. “There's not a
house in Savannah that doesn't lovingly display a collection of
plates, pottery, canes, ceramics, crafts, or anything that takes
our fancy,” she explains. The frequent “B