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A Chef's Life
Preview: Season 4, Episode 10: Mayo -- The Mother Sauce
Vivian holds a mayo blind taste test and a surprise brand takes top prize. After a new chef takes the reins, her diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clearer. Vivian’s long-held vacation plans are stifled by a series of strange events.
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Vivian and the restaurant go wild over ramps, after a winter of few fresh vegetables.
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As Vivian waits for Spring’s vegetables to appear, the new best-seller is a whole chicken.
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Vivian finds “run-up” turnip greens, which are central to her approach to southern food.
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Fun Summer vegetables are long gone, so Vivian looks to liven up the unglamorous turnip.
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November has arrived and the restaurant is busy. Vivian feels the stress at work and home.
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Vivian presents a few of the many ways fish makes its appearance in Southern cooking.
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Vivian returns from her road trip and confronts her long absence from the restaurant.
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Vivian almost reaches her breaking point, but everyone pulls together for the big event.
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Vivian undertakes mammoth preparations for her huge Souther Foodways Alliance luncheon.
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Vivian and Ben face challenges on the cusp of opening a new restaurant, the Boiler Room.
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A family beach trip turns competitive for Vivian and her sisters.
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A year after overcoming a devastating fire, Vivian and Ben go all-in on a 2nd restaurant.