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A Chef's Life
Mayo -- The Mother Sauce
Season 4
Episode 10
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 turns up the heat on a dish that features chicken livers drizzled with hot honey.

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The Boiler Room welcomes a new manager, much to Ben’s delight.

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Vivian learns how to make “the best pickled beets she ever ate.”

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Scott Barton stops by to see the kitchen and share the African roots of okra.

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Vivian visits her friend Nancy for a surprisingly comforting meal combination.

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Vivian is under the gun to pen an entire book chapter on figs in three days.

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Mrs. Scarlett teaches Vivian the secrets of Gramma Hill’s canned peaches.

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Vivian seeks motherly advice from Mrs. Scarlett and her sister Johna over dinner.

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Join Vivian for a taste of the holidays as she serves up the best of her Southern cooking.

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Vivian’s invitation to cook at the prestigious James Beard House becomes a reality.

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Vivian cooks for a supper club and experiments with an eye towards the James Beard House.

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Vivian and the restaurant go wild over ramps, after a winter of few fresh vegetables.