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A Chef's Life
Love Me Some Candied Yams
Season 1
Episode 10
Vivian introduces us to Rob and Amy Hill, proprietors of one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country and two of the restaurant’s best customers. Vivian and her mom, Scarlett, make her grandmother’s candied yams and Vivian later re-imagines these for the restaurant with texture, sorghum and pecans.
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Vivian plans a respite from the road during the holidays, but finds herself busy at home.
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Vivian takes the twins to pick persimmons and learn about the fruit's different varieties.
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With Summer heat high and rain levels low, Vivian struggles to find enough green beans.
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As a new chef takes the reins, Vivian's diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clear.