Paula Deen

Bernie & Phyl's Furniture says the chain will open its first upscale shop, known as Metro Living, on Friday in Natick. The 5,000-square-foot space, next to the retailer's new showroom, features a line of higher styled and finer quality upholstery and leather living room furniture, the company said. Some of the brands include Better Homes & Gardens Upholstery, Paula Deen, and Comfort Design. The store will offer hundreds of fabric options for each item. Prices will range from about $1,000 to $3,000.

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) ON CHRONICLE Centennials 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) In 1912, Fenway Park opened, an innovative hunting shoe launched L.L. Bean, the Copley Plaza Hotel welcomed its first guests, and the Girl Scouts expanded horizons for youngsters. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Tent Show Radio 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7) Steve Almond guest hosts.

NEW YORK - For 10 years, wielding slabs of cream cheese and mounds of mayonnaise, Paula Deen has become television's self-crowned queen of Southern cuisine and one of the country's most popular chefs, with an empire built on gooey butter cake, fried chicken, and force of personality. Yesterday, she unveiled a new career for herself: herald of a healthy lifestyle. In an interview on the "Today" show, she revealed that she has Type 2 diabetes, a diagnosis she said she received three years ago. She told The New York Times the delay had been part of a necessary personal journey.

Justin Bieber's mother has signed a book deal to tell the story of the role she played in her son's rise to superstardom. Pattie Mallette signed a deal with Revell Books to publish ‘Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom. " The book's publisher said in a statement yesterday that Mallette will share details of the trauma, abuse, and addiction that plagued her early childhood and young adult years, leading to a suicide attempt when she...

Won't you come chat about restaurants, cooking, eating, and food-related pop culture Wednesday at 11? Methinks we will discuss Paula Deen, unless you are all Paula Deen-ed out. Also: shtuff bartenders say, the potential sale of East Coast Grill, winter farmers' markets, evil orange juice, and your thoughts on Storyville , which I review in tomorrow's G, or food section, as I still insist on calling it. And anything else that's on your mind....

Amylin Pharmaceuticals won federal approval for Bydureon, its weekly injection drug for Type 2 diabetes, ending years of setbacks. Its main competitor is expected to be Novo Nordisk's Victoza. Novo Nordisk has hired celebrity chef Paula Deen to promote Victoza. The FDA twice declined to approve Bydureon in 2010, with its most serious concern being that the drug might contribute to heart rhythm abnormalities. A study by Amylin, which is based in San Diego, suggested this was not the case.

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent A good steak fills your belly. A great steak might fill your wallet, too. Beringer Vineyards is hosting its second annual  Great Steak Challenge , with a grand prize of $10,000. Making the cut of 10 finalists competing for it gets you an expense-paid trip to Napa for a grill-off, hosted by Food Network celebrities, Jamie and Bobby Dean, sons of southern cooking specialist and cooking-show host, Paula Deen. Entrants can also win a chance to be included in a virtual cookbook the Deens will compile based on their favorite recipes from the...

PICK OF THE DAY From trolls to goats ‘‘12 Sketches on the Impossibility of Being Still" and ‘‘The Last Norwegian Troll" are two of the films screening at the Best of the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival. If these titles aren't enough of a tease, how about ‘‘I'm Fine Thanks" and ‘‘The Goat and the Well"? Jan. 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. $10, $8 students and seniors (not suitable for children). The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 100 Northern Ave., Boston.

Justin Bieber's mother has signed a book deal to tell the story of the role she played in her son's rise to superstardom. Pattie Mallette signed a deal with Revell Books to publish ‘Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber's Mom. " The book's publisher said in a statement yesterday that Mallette will share details of the trauma, abuse, and addiction that plagued her early childhood and young adult years, leading to a suicide attempt when she...

ON WGBH Greater Boston 7 p.m. WGBH (Channel 2) ON CHRONICLE Centennials 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) In 1912, Fenway Park opened, an innovative hunting shoe launched L.L. Bean, the Copley Plaza Hotel welcomed its first guests, and the Girl Scouts expanded horizons for youngsters. RADIO HIGHLIGHTS Tent Show Radio 5 a.m. WUMB-FM (91.9) Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua. The Emily Rooney Show noon WGBH-FM (89.7) Steve Almond guest hosts.

Bernie & Phyl's Furniture says the chain will open its first upscale shop, known as Metro Living, on Friday in Natick. The 5,000-square-foot space, next to the retailer's new showroom, features a line of higher styled and finer quality upholstery and leather living room furniture, the company said. Some of the brands include Better Homes & Gardens Upholstery, Paula Deen, and Comfort Design. The store will offer hundreds of fabric options for each item. Prices will range from about $1,000 to $3,000.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals won federal approval for Bydureon, its weekly injection drug for Type 2 diabetes, ending years of setbacks. Its main competitor is expected to be Novo Nordisk's Victoza. Novo Nordisk has hired celebrity chef Paula Deen to promote Victoza. The FDA twice declined to approve Bydureon in 2010, with its most serious concern being that the drug might contribute to heart rhythm abnormalities. A study by Amylin, which is based in San Diego, suggested this was not the case.

PICK OF THE DAY From trolls to goats ‘‘12 Sketches on the Impossibility of Being Still" and ‘‘The Last Norwegian Troll" are two of the films screening at the Best of the Ottawa International Animation Film Festival. If these titles aren't enough of a tease, how about ‘‘I'm Fine Thanks" and ‘‘The Goat and the Well"? Jan. 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. $10, $8 students and seniors (not suitable for children). The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, 100 Northern Ave., Boston.

Won't you come chat about restaurants, cooking, eating, and food-related pop culture Wednesday at 11? Methinks we will discuss Paula Deen, unless you are all Paula Deen-ed out. Also: shtuff bartenders say, the potential sale of East Coast Grill, winter farmers' markets, evil orange juice, and your thoughts on Storyville , which I review in tomorrow's G, or food section, as I still insist on calling it. And anything else that's on your mind....

Celebrity chef Paula Deen announced yesterday that she has Type 2 diabetes and she is getting paid to pitch a diabetes drug, but she's also become the reluctant poster woman for what NOT to do to avoid diabetes. News stations have been running footage of her on the Food Network delicately wrapping macaroni and cheese with raw slices of bacon or unveiling a cheeseburger using a doughnut as the bun, while predicting an end to her best-selling cookbooks. All we have to do is connect the dots from doughnuts and bacon to diabetes, right?

NEW YORK - For 10 years, wielding slabs of cream cheese and mounds of mayonnaise, Paula Deen has become television's self-crowned queen of Southern cuisine and one of the country's most popular chefs, with an empire built on gooey butter cake, fried chicken, and force of personality. Yesterday, she unveiled a new career for herself: herald of a healthy lifestyle. In an interview on the "Today" show, she revealed that she has Type 2 diabetes, a diagnosis she said she received three years ago. She told The New York Times the delay had been part of a necessary...

Celebrity chef Paula Deen announced yesterday that she has Type 2 diabetes and she is getting paid to pitch a diabetes drug, but she's also become the reluctant poster woman for what NOT to do to avoid diabetes. News stations have been running footage of her on the Food Network delicately wrapping macaroni and cheese with raw slices of bacon or unveiling a cheeseburger using a doughnut as the bun, while predicting an end to her best-selling cookbooks. All we have to do is connect the dots from doughnuts and bacon to diabetes, right?

ORO . 162 Front St., Scituate. 781-378-2465. www.restaurantoro.com. All major credit cards accepted. Wheelchair accessible. Prices Appetizers $8-$13. Entrees $18-$28. Desserts $6. Hours Dinner Sun-Mon 5-9 p.m., Wed-Sat 5-10:30 p.m. Brunch Sun 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Noise level Conversation easy. May we suggest Sweet corn chowder, confit duck leg, marinated sugar beets, Scituate lobster cake. It’s the time of year when the sea begins to beckon but it’s not yet warm enough to swim.

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent A good steak fills your belly. A great steak might fill your wallet, too. Beringer Vineyards is hosting its second annual  Great Steak Challenge , with a grand prize of $10,000. Making the cut of 10 finalists competing for it gets you an expense-paid trip to Napa for a grill-off, hosted by Food Network celebrities, Jamie and Bobby Dean, sons of southern cooking specialist and cooking-show host, Paula Deen. Entrants can also win a chance to be included in a virtual cookbook the Deens will compile based on their favorite recipes from the...