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Oysters on the Half-Shell With Hard Pear Mignonette

Oysters on the Half-Shell With Hard Pear Mignonette

Oysters on the Half-Shell With Hard Pear Mignonette

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Mulled Muscadine on Crostini with Goat Cheese

Mulled Muscadine on Crostini with Goat Cheese

Mulled Muscadine on Crostini with Goat Cheese

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Ginger and Leek Crispy Rice with a Sunnyside-Up Egg

Ginger and Leek Crispy Rice with a Sunnyside-Up Egg

Ginger and Leek Crispy Rice with a Sunnyside-Up Egg

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Kale Salad with Pickled Peanuts

Kale Salad with Pickled Peanuts

Kale Salad with Pickled Peanuts

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Candied Yams with Bacon-Pecan Syrup

Candied Yams with Bacon-Pecan Syrup

Candied Yams with Bacon-Pecan Syrup

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Holiday Q&A With Chef Vivian Howard

Holiday Q&A With Chef Vivian Howard

Holiday Q&A With Chef Vivian Howard

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Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Sugar Cookie Crust

Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Sugar Cookie Crust

Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Sugar Cookie Crust

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Frogmore Stew

Frogmore Stew

Frogmore Stew

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Butterbean Burgers

Butterbean Burgers

Butterbean Burgers

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Tom Thumb

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Scarlett's Chicken and Rice

Scarlett's Chicken and Rice

Scarlett's Chicken and Rice

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Eastern North Carolina Fish Stew

Eastern North Carolina Fish Stew

Eastern North Carolina Fish Stew

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A Chef's Life

Tomato Pie

Vivian demonstrates her version of the tomato pie, a Southern Summer classic.

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Season 1 Episode 1

Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea

Chef Vivian and her husband leave NYC to open a restaurant in her North Carolina hometown.