Joe Diffie Open To Hosting A Cooking TV Show

Joe Diffie says he'd welcome the opportunity to host his own cooking show. The singer notes he enjoys the current crop of TV chefs, including Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, and Emeril Lagasse, and tells "Country Weekly" Paula Deen, quote, "actually reminds me of my mother a little bit. She uses lots of olive oil and butter." But he admits he's not sure if he has what it takes to keep an audience's attention in the kitchen, explaining, quote, "I'm always worried if I have the banter for it, you know?" But he says the possibility is still floating around his camp, adding, quote, "I think we're planning on doing a couple of internet videos just to see how it goes. My manager said, 'Hey, fix one of the meals in your cookbook and I'll come film it.' So we might do that soon." Diffie recently released his own cookbook. "Homecoming: The Diffie Family Cookbook," featuring recipes collected from the country star and his relatives, is available now from Amazon.com and his website, JoeDiffie.com.