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A Chef's Life
Chicken Lickin’
Season 2
Episode 11
As Vivian waits for Spring’s vegetables to appear, she pauses to appreciate chicken’s endless capacity as an ingredient. The restaurant’s new best-seller is a whole chicken, pounded and stuffed with broccoli salad, a method that takes a free-range bird much further than it can ordinarily go. Meanwhile, her effort to deconstruct chicken salad, a Southern favorite, turns out better in theory.
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Flo and Theo’s pre-school visits the restaurant for a meal focusing on table manners.
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Vivian gains an enlightened perspective on the farm-raised catfish industry.
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Vivian’s rabbit demo at the Carolina Meat Conference is met with rowdy protesters.
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Vivian romps around the city before firing up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland.
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Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photo shoot.
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Vivian reckons with handing over the restaurant reins to John and Justise.
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After a summer away from the restaurant, Vivian returns to a staff of unfamiliar faces.
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Spring onions kick off the season in high gear as Vivian takes a break from her cookbook.
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Vivian judges the Southern Sides competition at the annual BBQ Festival.
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After some initial hiccups, Vivian’s whole cow program finds its groove.
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Vivian’s plate runneth over as her tour of Charleston continues.
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Vivian heads to the Charleston’s Wine and Food Festival.