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Rabbit

Season 4 Episode 6

Vivian’s rabbit demo at the Carolina Meat Conference is met with a rowdy rabble of protesters. As a cherished staff member prepares to leave the restaurant, Vivian mourns his loss while anticipating the additional strain.

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The Buttermilk Belt
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Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.
Collard Green Queen
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Vivian gets a lesson in a 100-year-old tradition of making collard kraut.
Love Me Some Candied Yams
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Vivian visits one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country.
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Vivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.
A Road Trip for Rice
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Vivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.
Muscadine Time
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Ben, Vivian and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard.
Oysters
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Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters.
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
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Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.
Cracklin' Kitchen
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Vivian launches the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two pigs.
Pimp My Grits
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The restaurant gears up for a practice service — but nothing is going as planned.
Strawberry Stay at Home
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Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.
A Chef's Life Season 1
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Chef Vivian and her husband leave NYC to open a restaurant in her North Carolina hometown.
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