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A Chef's Life
My Watermelon Baby
Season 4
Episode 2
The heat is high and watermelons are ripe for the picking. After being away from the restaurant all summer, Vivian returns to a staff of unfamiliar faces and works to build camaraderie with the newbies while accepting inevitable changes. As her cookbook capers continue, Vivian employs an avid home cook to put recipes from her forthcoming book to the test.
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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 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.
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Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.
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Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.