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Have Yourself Some Moonshine

Have Yourself Some Moonshine

Season 1 Episode 13
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Blueberries and Boiling Over

Blueberries and Boiling Over

Season 2 Episode 1
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Shrimp Sells

Shrimp Sells

Season 2 Episode 2
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T the Butterbean

R-E-S-P-E-C-T the Butterbean

Season 2 Episode 3
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Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 1)

Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 1)

Season 2 Episode 4
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Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 2)

Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 2)

Season 2 Episode 5
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Apples

Apples

Season 2 Episode 6
24:40
The Fish Episode, Y’all

The Fish Episode, Y’all

Season 2 Episode 7
24:40
Obviously, It’s Pecans

Obviously, It’s Pecans

Season 2 Episode 8
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Turnips: The Roots

Turnips: The Roots

Season 2 Episode 9
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Turnips: The Greens

Turnips: The Greens

Season 2 Episode 10
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Chicken Lickin’

Chicken Lickin’

Season 2 Episode 11
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A Chef's Life

The Buttermilk Belt

Season 1 Episode 12

Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up product for the restaurant. They talk buttermilk with the dairy’s manager, and the noise Ben makes while savoring his cup of the thick liquid annoys his wife.
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Have Yourself Some Moonshine
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Season 1 Episode 13
Have Yourself Some Moonshine
Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.
Collard Green Queen
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Season 1 Episode 11
Collard Green Queen
Vivian gets a lesson in a 100-year-old tradition of making collard kraut.
Love Me Some Candied Yams
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Season 1 Episode 10
Love Me Some Candied Yams
Vivian visits one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country.
A Peanut Passtime
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Season 1 Episode 9
A Peanut Passtime
Vivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.
A Road Trip for Rice
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Season 1 Episode 8
A Road Trip for Rice
Vivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.
Muscadine Time
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Season 1 Episode 7
Muscadine Time
Ben, Vivian and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard.
Oysters
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Season 1 Episode 6
Oysters
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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Season 1 Episode 5
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.
Cracklin' Kitchen
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Season 1 Episode 4
Cracklin' Kitchen
Vivian launches the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two pigs.
Pimp My Grits
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Season 1 Episode 3
Pimp My Grits
The restaurant gears up for a practice service — but nothing is going as planned.
Strawberry Stay at Home
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Season 1 Episode 2
Strawberry Stay at Home
Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.
A Chef's Life Season 1
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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.
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