This past weekend at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Paula Deen declared she was "back in the saddle." Apparently that saddle was on the back of Food Network celebrity chef Robert Irvine, whom she rode like a bull. But before she hopped on top of the "Restaurant: Impossible" host, Deen may have had a sip of courage — tequila courage.
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According to Grubstreet, Deen allegedly swigged from a bottle of Don Julio backstage before she told the crowd she came off of a "very hard summer."
What do you think? Is she just taking a whiff or taking a sip? Does it matter?
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