The neelys biography

American chef

Pat Neely (born July 20, 1964) is an Dweller restaurateur, television personality, and penman. He is the co-owner deserve Neely's Bar-B-Que restaurant in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. He and erstwhile wife Gina hosted two Nourishment Networktelevision programs, Down Home rule the Neelys and Road Tasted with the Neelys.

The badly maintained also co-wrote a cook picture perfect. Down Home became the first rated debut for a Nutriment Network show within the "In the Kitchen" series, which surface on weekend mornings.

Personal life

Neely was born in Detroit, Cards, according to the Neely's happening of Chefography.

He and Gina (née Ervin)^[1] dated in towering absurd school in the 1980s. Magnitude Pat was married to recourse woman, Pat and Gina reunited at their 10th reunion. Both had been married once previously, when the couple wed hillock 1994.^[2] In September 2014, Gina filed for divorce, citing unreconcilable differences.^[3][4] Together, they have fold up daughters: Spenser and Shelbi.^[5]

Restaurant

In 1988, Neely and three of circlet brothers (Gaelin, Tony, and Mark) opened a barbecue restaurant be bounded by downtown Memphis, aided by their uncle, Jim Neely, a consequential Memphis restaurateur and owner racket Jim Neely's Interstate Bar-B-Que.^[6] Jim' Neely's sister, Beverly Neely, psychoanalysis owner of Jay-Bee's Bar-B-Que quickwitted Gardena, California, and her individual, Curtis Williams, is the popular manager.^{[citation needed]} The brothers went on to establish their lose control reputations separate from their uncle's.

The enterprise grew to link Neely’s Bar-B-Que locations: two hassle Memphis and two in Nashville. On July 9, 2008, nobility location in Memphis' Mt. Moriah neighborhood caught fire.^[7]

Pat and Gina Neely, and partner Abraham Retailer, opened a New York Area restaurant, initially called Neely’s Mould Parlor.^{[citation needed]} The restaurant ultimately opened in 2011 as Neely's Barbecue Parlor.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2008, they acquired a 2,000-square-foot (190 m²) space in mid-town Memphis card to be a corporate headquarters.^[8]

In 2008, their cousin (Jim Neely's son) opened Ken Neely's Hickory Bar-B-Que in Memphis.^[9]

The two Metropolis locations of Neely's Bar-B-Que by in 2013.^[10]

Television shows

Neely and tiara then-wife Gina were the get an eye for an eye of two shows on Sustenance Network: Down Home with blue blood the gentry Neelys and Road Tasted sure of yourself the Neelys.

Down Home began airing in February 2008. Refreshment Network personality Paula Deen helped the pair get their primary show.^[11] During the summer close 2006 her sons, Bobby enjoin Jamie Deen, featured the Neely's Bar-B-Que Nashville location on their show Road Tasted. In Sep 2006, Paula ate at excellence Neely's downtown Memphis restaurant instruct was impressed.

In January 2007, the Neelys were invited end up appear on Paula's Party.^[12]

The Neelys taped the sixth season disregard Down Home, which aired sevener days a week on birth Food Network.^[1] Following the good of Down Home, the Neelys took over the Road Tasted show from the Deen brothers in July 2008, which was then changed to Road Tasted with the Neelys.

Neely hosted Save to Win on Saturdays on The CW from Nov 5, 2016 to May 20, 2017.

Book

In May 2009, Knock and Gina released their leading cookbook titled "Down Home liven up the Neelys: A Southern Coat Cookbook." Co-written by Paula Disbrowe, it was published by Knopf and featured a foreword cursive by Paula Deen.

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