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Dinner at Maker’s Mark in Vivian’s honor turns into an American history lesson.
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Preview Season 5 Episode 6 Length 00:30 Premiere: 09/19/17

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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.

  • Tuesday November 10, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Wednesday November 11, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Thursday November 12, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Friday November 13, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Monday November 16, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Monday November 16, 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.

  • Tuesday November 17, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Wednesday November 18, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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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.

  • Thursday November 19, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday November 19, 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.

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Have Yourself Some Moonshine - S1 E13

Premiered On: 12/09/2013

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

  • Monday November 23, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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  • Wednesday November 25, 2026 5:30 am ET on KET
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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.

  • Tuesday November 24, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday November 24, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Shrimp Sells - S2 E2

Premiered On: 10/24/2014

Vivian and Ben head to the beach for vacation. Vivian turns up the heat with Frogmore stew.

  • Wednesday November 25, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T The Butterbean - S2 E3

Premiered On: 10/31/2014

Vivian chooses the beloved butterbean as the star of her new veggie burger at the Boiler Room.

  • Thursday November 26, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday November 26, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Don't Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 1 - S2 E4

Premiered On: 11/07/2014

Tom Thumb, a pungent and rich sausage stuffed into a pig's appendix, highlights Vivian's luncheon.

  • Friday November 27, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Don't Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2 - S2 E5

Premiered On: 11/14/2014

Vivian faces one challenge after another in the prep kitchen before the SFA luncheon.

  • Monday November 30, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Apples - S2 E6

Premiered On: 11/21/2014

Vivian visits an heirloom apple tree collector, Creighton Leigh, in North Carolina's Piedmont.

  • Tuesday December 1, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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The Fish Episode, Y'all - S2 E7

Premiered On: 11/28/2014

Vivian presents a few of the many ways fish makes its appearance in southern cooking.

  • Wednesday December 2, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Obviously, It's Pecans - S2 E8

Premiered On: 12/05/2014

Vivian is feeling the stress of running the restaurant after preparing for her Thanksgiving feast.

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

Turnips - The Roots - S2 E9

Premiered On: 02/18/2015

Vivian features her winter rolls with pickled turnips at a charity dinner with Ashley Christiansen.

  • Friday December 4, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Turnips - The Greens - S2 E10

Premiered On: 02/25/2015

Late winter brings run-up turnip greens, which Vivian sees as central to her Southern food approach.

  • Monday December 7, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Chicken Lickin - S2 E11

Premiered On: 03/18/2015

The restaurant's new best-seller is a whole chicken, pounded and stuffed with broccoli salad.

  • Tuesday December 8, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Ramp-ing Up to Spring - S2 E12

Premiered On: 01/02/2015

Vivian hunts for ramps - Appalachian wild leeks - with bacon purveyor Alan Benton in Tennessee.

  • Wednesday December 9, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
  • Wednesday December 9, 2026 2:00 pm CT on KET

Eggs a Dozen Ways - S2 E13

Premiered On: 01/09/2015

Vivian visits with her egg producer and learns the ins and outs of egg varieties, from chickens to ducks to guineas to partridges.

  • Thursday December 10, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Eggs Two Dozen Ways - S2 E14

Premiered On: 01/16/2015

Vivian's invitation to cook at the prestigious James Beard House becomes a reality.

  • Friday December 11, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Bourbon Country - S5 E6

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WANTED: Broccoli - S5 E5

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A Food Truck and a Pear Tree - S5 E4

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Prolific Peppers - S5 E3

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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

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Stand by Your Cabbage - S4 E4

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Peas, Please - S4 E3

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My Watermelon Baby - S4 E2

  • Monday October 12, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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Onions and Avetts - S4 E1

  • Friday October 9, 2026 3:00 pm ET on KET
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