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You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

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A Road Trip for Rice

A Road Trip for Rice

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Collard Green Queen

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The Buttermilk Belt

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Have Yourself Some Moonshine

Have Yourself Some Moonshine

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A Chef's Life

Cracklin' Kitchen

Season 1 Episode 4

Vivian goes about christening the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two little pigs from Warren Brothers’ farm. She uses everything — including the skin — and shows us, upon her father’s recommendation, how to make her version of sweet potatoes with cracklins.
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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.
The Buttermilk Belt
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Season 1 Episode 12
The Buttermilk Belt
Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.
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.
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.
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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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