Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel announced its partnership with Paula Deen Enterprises and the opening in late 2010 of Paula Deen's Kitchen, the property's first new restaurant to be introduced as part of a $633 million, three-year expansion program. Created as a full-service, 404-seat restaurant, Paula Deen's Kitchen at Harrah's Cherokee will serve a la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner, and will be reminiscent of the decor and ambiance of her legendary home and kitchen in Savannah. The a la carte aspect of the restaurant is a first for Paula Deen in the Harrah's brand, as her restaurant at Harrah's Tunica Casino is a traditional buffet. Adjacent to the restaurant will be a 1,800-square-foot Paula Deen retail shop offering Deen's cookbooks, spices and food items, cookware, logo wear and gifts.
The expansion of Harrah's Cherokee is currently the largest hospitality expansion project underway in the Southeast and one of the largest in the United States, offering the greatest number of hotel accommodations in the Carolinas. Upon completion in 2012, the 56-acre property will have added a third hotel tower incorporating accommodations and suites, a 3,000-seat events center, entertainment and VIP lounges, 18,000-square-foot spa, all new digital poker room, Asian gaming room, a variety of new restaurant and retail outlets, and new hotel and casino parking garages. Harrah's Cherokee is also renovating its current casino facilities and doubling the size of its casino floor to 195,000 square feet while increasing video and table game capacity. For more information, call 800-HARRAHS or visit www.harrahs.com.
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