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Muscadine Time

Muscadine Time

Season 1 Episode 7
24:40
A Road Trip for Rice

A Road Trip for Rice

Season 1 Episode 8
24:40
A Peanut Passtime

A Peanut Passtime

Season 1 Episode 9
24:40
Love Me Some Candied Yams

Love Me Some Candied Yams

Season 1 Episode 10
24:40
Collard Green Queen

Collard Green Queen

Season 1 Episode 11
24:40
The Buttermilk Belt

The Buttermilk Belt

Season 1 Episode 12
24:40
Have Yourself Some Moonshine

Have Yourself Some Moonshine

Season 1 Episode 13
24:40
Blueberries and Boiling Over

Blueberries and Boiling Over

Season 2 Episode 1
24:40
Shrimp Sells

Shrimp Sells

Season 2 Episode 2
24:40
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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A Chef's Life

Oysters

Season 1 Episode 6

Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters in the Southeast. She and Ben share plans of opening an oyster bar across the street from Chef & the Farmer in hopes it will be a place that adds character and variety to the town’s “dining scene.” Vivian and her dad orchestrate their family’s first-ever oyster roast and are blown away by how much everyone enjoys it.

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Have Yourself Some Moonshine
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Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.
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.
A Peanut Passtime
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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.
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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