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Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans) - S5 E2

Premiered On: 10/15/2017

Vivian struggles to scrounge up enough green beans to add to the menu at Chef & the Farmer. Mrs. Tessie Mae gives her a golf cart tour of her garden, an intro to pickled pork, and a lesson in snapping pole beans.

  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 4:30 am CT on KET

Prolific Peppers - S5 E3

Premiered On: 10/22/2017

Vivian preps peppers for a trip to Lambstock, where chefs, food and music converge. Holley's grandmother offers a lesson in stuffing peppers and delegating authority.

  • Tuesday August 4, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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  • Wednesday August 5, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
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A Food Truck and a Pear Tree - S5 E4

Premiered On: 10/29/2017

Vivian's cookbook delivery sparks emotions as the reality of wheeling a food truck around the country sets in. The crew does a practice run at the farmer's market.

  • Wednesday August 5, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday August 5, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

WANTED: Broccoli - S5 E5

Premiered On: 11/05/2017

Follow Vivian as she heads to NYC, where her book launch means a full itinerary. A lack of rain leads Vivian on a challenging hunt for broccoli.

  • Thursday August 6, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday August 6, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Bourbon Country - S5 E6

Premiered On: 11/12/2017

A dinner in Vivian's honor ends as an American history lesson. A tour of Maker's Mark and Jefferson's distilleries clarifies the whiskey, scotch, and bourbon differences. Vivian learns how Frank and Jesse James fit into Kentucky's boozy biography.

  • Friday August 7, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Friday August 7, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Persimmon Style - S5 E7

Premiered On: 11/19/2017

Vivian takes the twins to pick persimmons and learns about the different varieties of the fruit.

  • Monday August 10, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday August 10, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Chasing Trout - S5 E8

Premiered On: 12/12/2017

Vivian plans a respite from the road during the holidays and prepares a Feast of the Seven Fishes.

  • Tuesday August 11, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 11, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Liver Lover - S5 E9

Premiered On: 12/26/2017

Vivian visits a restaurant known for fried liver and learns that not all livers are created equal.

  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday August 12, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

King Cornbread - S5 E10

Premiered On: 12/10/2017

Vivian visits a Kinston institution that uses cornbread to make "pig and a puppy." Mrs. Scarlett and Ms. Lillie's cornbread cook-off showcases their different traditions.

  • Thursday August 13, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday August 13, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea - S1 E1

Premiered On: 09/15/2013

Chef Vivian and her husband, Ben, leave New York to open a restaurant in her small North Carolina hometown. She revisits the Southern tradition of "putting up" corn and makes smoked corn relish.

  • Friday August 14, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Friday August 14, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Strawberry Stay at Home - S1 E2

Premiered On: 09/22/2013

Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the backdrop of the Southern harbinger of spring, the strawberry. Chef Vivian develops a recipe for coconut cornbread strawberry shortcake with basil whipped cream.

  • Monday August 17, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday August 17, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Pimp My Grits - S1 E3

Premiered On: 09/29/2013

The restaurant gears up for a practice service when the new equipment and new menu will be tested in real time - but nothing is going as planned.

  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 18, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Cracklin' Kitchen - S1 E4

Premiered On: 10/06/2013

Vivian christens the restaurant's new "whole animal, no waste" program with two little pigs from Warren Brothers' farm. She demonstrates how to make sweet potatoes with cracklins.

  • Wednesday August 19, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday August 19, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Tomatoes....You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey - S1 E5

Premiered On: 10/13/2013

Mary Vaughn shows Vivian the old-timey way to can tomatoes. Vivian prepares for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon at the restaurant.

  • Thursday August 20, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday August 20, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

The World Is Your Oyster - S1 E6

Premiered On: 10/20/2013

Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters in the Southeast.

  • Friday August 21, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Friday August 21, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Muscadine Time - S1 E7

Premiered On: 10/27/2013

Ben, Vivian, and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard while learning the history of this native grape. Vivian makes a pizza with mulled muscadines.

  • Monday August 24, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday August 24, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

A Road Trip for Rice - S1 E8

Premiered On: 11/03/2013

Vivian travels to Columbia, South Carolina, and learns about Carolina heirloom rice growing in fields on the Savannah River.

  • Tuesday August 25, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday August 25, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

A Peanut Pastime - S1 E9

Premiered On: 11/10/2013

Vivian visits a peanut farm and prepares Pepsi glazed pork belly with country ham braised peanuts.

  • Wednesday August 26, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday August 26, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Love Me Some Candied Yams! - S1 E10

Premiered On: 11/17/2013

Vivian introduces viewers to Rob and Amy Hill, proprietors of one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country and two of the restaurant's best customers.

  • Thursday August 27, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday August 27, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Collard Green Queen - S1 E11

Premiered On: 11/24/2013

Vivian spends the morning with her neighbors, the Mills brothers, participating in their 100-year-old all-male family tradition of making collard kraut.

  • Friday August 28, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Friday August 28, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

The Buttermilk Belt - S1 E12

Premiered On: 12/01/2013

Vivian discusses buttermilk at Maple View Dairy and tries to shoot a Christmas card picture.

  • Monday August 31, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday August 31, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Have Yourself Some Moonshine - S1 E13

Premiered On: 12/09/2013

Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery. AppleJack Moonshine cocktails are prepared and enjoyed.

  • Tuesday September 1, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday September 1, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Blueberries and Boiling Over - S2 E1

Premiered On: 10/17/2014

Vivian and Ben open the Boiler Room, a burger/oyster bar featuring Vivian's blueberry BBQ sauce.

  • Wednesday September 2, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday September 2, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET
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Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans) - S5 E2

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Two-mato - S5 E1

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Mayo - The Mother Sauce - S4 E10

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Heavenly Hocks - S4 E9

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All Sunchoked Up - S4 E8

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More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish - S4 E7

  • Tuesday July 28, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
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Cabbage's Last Stand - S4 E5

  • Thursday July 23, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Stand by Your Cabbage - S4 E4

  • Wednesday July 22, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Peas, Please - S4 E3

  • Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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My Watermelon Baby - S4 E2

  • Wednesday July 22, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
  • Wednesday July 22, 2026 4:30 am CT on KET
  • Monday July 20, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Onions and Avetts - S4 E1

  • Tuesday July 21, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday July 21, 2026 4:30 am CT on KET
  • Friday July 17, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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One Potato, New Potato - S3 E13

  • Thursday July 16, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday July 16, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

What's Your Beef? - S3 E12

  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Gone Clamming, Part II - S3 E11

  • Tuesday July 14, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday July 14, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Gone Clamming, Part I - S3 E10

  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
  • Wednesday July 15, 2026 4:30 am CT on KET
  • Monday July 13, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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They Call'em 'Bagas - S3 E9

  • Tuesday July 14, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
  • Tuesday July 14, 2026 4:30 am CT on KET
  • Friday July 10, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Honey, I'm Home! - S3 E8

  • Thursday July 9, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday July 9, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

A Casserole Says Plenty - S3 E7

  • Sunday July 12, 2026 4:30 am ET on KET
  • Sunday July 12, 2026 3:30 am CT on KET
  • Wednesday July 8, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday July 8, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

If You Can't Beet 'Em - S3 E6

  • Tuesday July 7, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday July 7, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Prickly Business - S3 E5

  • Monday July 6, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Pickle Perfect - S3 E4

  • Friday July 3, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Friday July 3, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Gettin' Figgy with It - S3 E3

  • Thursday July 2, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday July 2, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Pretty in Peach - S3 E2

  • Wednesday July 1, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday July 1, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET
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