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Oysters

Oysters

Season 1 Episode 6
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Muscadine Time

Muscadine Time

Season 1 Episode 7
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A Road Trip for Rice

A Road Trip for Rice

Season 1 Episode 8
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A Peanut Passtime

A Peanut Passtime

Season 1 Episode 9
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Love Me Some Candied Yams

Love Me Some Candied Yams

Season 1 Episode 10
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Collard Green Queen

Collard Green Queen

Season 1 Episode 11
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The Buttermilk Belt

The Buttermilk Belt

Season 1 Episode 12
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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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A Chef's Life

You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

Season 1 Episode 5

Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon. Food enthusiasts from around the country are coming to study BBQ & Vivian plans to serve them the ultimate tomato sandwich. She weighs the risk of serving something so simple to this discerning crowd, but in her gut she believes it will be the highlight of their trip.
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Season 4 Episode 8
All Sunchoked Up
Flo and Theo’s pre-school visits the restaurant for a meal focusing on table manners.
More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
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Season 4 Episode 7
More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
Vivian gains an enlightened perspective on the farm-raised catfish industry.
Rabbit
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Season 4 Episode 6
Rabbit
Vivian’s rabbit demo at the Carolina Meat Conference is met with rowdy protesters.
Cabbage’s Last Stand
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Season 4 Episode 5
Cabbage’s Last Stand
Vivian romps around the city before firing up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland.
Stand By Your Cabbage
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Season 4 Episode 4
Stand By Your Cabbage
Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photo shoot.
Peas, Please
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Season 4 Episode 3
Peas, Please
Vivian reckons with handing over the restaurant reins to John and Justise.
My Watermelon Baby
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Season 4 Episode 2
My Watermelon Baby
After a summer away from the restaurant, Vivian returns to a staff of unfamiliar faces.
Onions and Avetts
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Season 4 Episode 1
Onions and Avetts
Spring onions kick off the season in high gear as Vivian takes a break from her cookbook.
A Chef's Life Season 3
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Season 3 Episode 13
One Potato, New Potato
Vivian judges the Southern Sides competition at the annual BBQ Festival.
What’s Your Beef?
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Season 3 Episode 12
What’s Your Beef?
After some initial hiccups, Vivian’s whole cow program finds its groove.
Gone Clamming, Part II
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Season 3 Episode 11
Gone Clamming, Part II
Vivian’s plate runneth over as her tour of Charleston continues.
Gone Clamming, Part I
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Season 3 Episode 10
Gone Clamming, Part I
Vivian heads to the Charleston’s Wine and Food Festival.
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