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A Chef's Life
Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 1)
Season 2
Episode 4
Vivian, Ben and the entire Chef and the Farmer staff hustle to complete the mammoth preparations necessary for her big luncheon at the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium in Oxford, Mississippi. Vivian take the women in her life as inspiration for her menu, honoring those who have made her the woman she has become.
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Vivian plans a respite from the road during the holidays, but finds herself busy at home.
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24:32
Vivian takes the twins to pick persimmons and learn about the fruit's different varieties.
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With Summer heat high and rain levels low, Vivian struggles to find enough green beans.
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24:40
As a new chef takes the reins, Vivian's diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clear.