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Cracklin' Kitchen

Cracklin' Kitchen

Season 1 Episode 4
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You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

Season 1 Episode 5
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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

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A Chef's Life

Pimp My Grits

Season 1 Episode 3

The restaurant gears up for a practice service where the new equipment and new menu will be tested in real time — but nothing is going as planned. One of the big changes to the restaurant’s menus is the addition of a section called “Pimp My Grits,” where Vivian exalts the lowly, quintessentially Southern ingredient in four distinct ways.

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All Sunchoked Up
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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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Vivian gains an enlightened perspective on the farm-raised catfish industry.
Rabbit
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Vivian’s rabbit demo at the Carolina Meat Conference is met with rowdy protesters.
Cabbage’s Last Stand
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Vivian romps around the city before firing up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland.
Stand By Your Cabbage
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Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photo shoot.
Peas, Please
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Vivian reckons with handing over the restaurant reins to John and Justise.
My Watermelon Baby
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After a summer away from the restaurant, Vivian returns to a staff of unfamiliar faces.
Onions and Avetts
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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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Vivian judges the Southern Sides competition at the annual BBQ Festival.
What’s Your Beef?
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After some initial hiccups, Vivian’s whole cow program finds its groove.
Gone Clamming, Part II
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Vivian’s plate runneth over as her tour of Charleston continues.
Gone Clamming, Part I
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Vivian heads to the Charleston’s Wine and Food Festival.
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