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A Chef's Life Season 3

One Potato, New Potato

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Stand By Your Cabbage

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A Chef's Life

What’s Your Beef?

Season 3 Episode 12

After some initial hiccups, Vivian’s whole cow program finds its groove. Mrs. Scarlett shows her how to make a classic cubed steak, inciting an epic tantrum from Flo. Vivian nervously heads to New York to meet her new editor as work on her upcoming cookbook continues.

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Season 1 Episode 12
The Buttermilk Belt
Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.
Collard Green Queen
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Season 1 Episode 11
Collard Green Queen
Vivian gets a lesson in a 100-year-old tradition of making collard kraut.
Love Me Some Candied Yams
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Season 1 Episode 10
Love Me Some Candied Yams
Vivian visits one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country.
A Peanut Passtime
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Season 1 Episode 9
A Peanut Passtime
Vivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.
A Road Trip for Rice
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Season 1 Episode 8
A Road Trip for Rice
Vivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.
Muscadine Time
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Season 1 Episode 7
Muscadine Time
Ben, Vivian and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard.
Oysters
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Season 1 Episode 6
Oysters
Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters.
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
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Season 1 Episode 5
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.
Cracklin' Kitchen
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Season 1 Episode 4
Cracklin' Kitchen
Vivian launches the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two pigs.
Pimp My Grits
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Season 1 Episode 3
Pimp My Grits
The restaurant gears up for a practice service — but nothing is going as planned.
Strawberry Stay at Home
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Season 1 Episode 2
Strawberry Stay at Home
Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.
A Chef's Life Season 1
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Season 1 Episode 1
Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea
Chef Vivian and her husband leave NYC to open a restaurant in her North Carolina hometown.
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