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Francine the Southern Baker's Redneck Grilled Cheese
from Stewed Reunion (with Mike Recine) · #74
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2 minThey describe Francine, the Paula Deen-esque Southern woman on the cast, her outrageous 'redneck grilled cheese' recipe, and her heart attack story that only reinforced her love of pie.
- 7:05Tim describes getting cast alongside 11 other people for a food show called Hot Spots, where they were brought together the night before to meet and be screened.
- 7:37The other contestants were mostly aspiring food personalities rather than comics—divorced moms and Food Network archetypes.
- 8:01Tim catalogs the character types: a Paula Deen knockoff, a fat party guy like Emeril, and others representing food network clichés.
- 8:21Tim's doctor told him his blood work came back good and seemed genuinely surprised, noting that life isn't fair.
- 8:34Francine was the Paula Deen character—a big chubby Southern woman who dropped slurs constantly.
- 8:47Francine pitched her signature dish: a redneck grilled cheese made with grilled cheese, mac and cheese, pulled pork, bacon, deep fried, with sriracha mayo, rolled in a burrito.