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Mayo - The Mother Sauce - S4 E10
Premiered On: 11/13/2016
Vivian holds a mayo blind taste test and a surprise brand takes top prize. After a new chef takes the reins, her diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clearer.
- Monday May 6, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday May 6, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Two-mato - S5 E1
Premiered On: 10/08/2017
As Chef & the Farmer turns 10, Vivian searches for ripe tomatoes to serve at the restaurant's birthday party. Vivian seeks the wisdom of Ms. Mary and Ms. Lillie to prepare an old-school tomato dish.
- Tuesday May 7, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday May 7, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
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.
- Wednesday May 8, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 8, 2024 2:00 pm 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.
- Thursday May 9, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 9, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
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.
- Friday May 10, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday May 10, 2024 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.
- Monday May 13, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday May 13, 2024 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.
- Tuesday May 14, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday May 14, 2024 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.
- Wednesday May 15, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 15, 2024 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.
- Thursday May 16, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 16, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday May 19, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday May 19, 2024 3:30 am 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.
- Friday May 17, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday May 17, 2024 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.
- Monday May 20, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday May 20, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Stop, Squash and Roll - S3 E1
Premiered On: 09/08/2015
Vivian seeks motherly advice from Mrs. Scarlett and her sister Johnna over squash and onions.
- Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday May 21, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Pretty in Peach - S3 E2
Premiered On: 09/15/2015
Vivian learns the secrets of Gramma Hill's canned peaches. A mix-up leaves the team scrambling.
- Wednesday May 22, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 22, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Gettin' Figgy with It - S3 E3
Premiered On: 09/22/2015
Vivian is under the gun to pen an entire book chapter on figs in three days. The stress inspires a fig and honey bourbon slushie tasting and a fig preserves session.
- Thursday May 23, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 23, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
- Sunday May 26, 2024 4:30 am ET on KET
- Sunday May 26, 2024 3:30 am CT on KET
Pickle Perfect - S3 E4
Premiered On: 09/29/2015
Vivian visits her friend Nancy for a surprisingly comforting combination of homemade pickles, chicken salad, and chocolate cake.
- Friday May 24, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday May 24, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Prickly Business - S3 E5
Premiered On: 10/06/2015
Vivian's mentor, Scott Barton, stops by the restaurant and shares the African roots of okra.
- Monday May 27, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday May 27, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
If You Can't Beet 'Em - S3 E6
Premiered On: 10/13/2015
Matt from Crooked Fence Produce shows Vivian how to make "the best pickled beets she ever ate." Vivian incorporates beets into an unconventional chocolate cake in honor of Ms. Mary's 89th birthday.
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday May 28, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
A Casserole Says Plenty - S3 E7
Premiered On: 10/20/2015
The Boiler Room welcomes a new manager, much to Ben's delight. A family reunion brings out long-lost relatives, the warmth of fellowship and an impressive spread of home-cooked casseroles.
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 29, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Honey, I'm Home! - S3 E8
Premiered On: 10/27/2015
After a visit from "The Honey Man," Vivian turns up the heat on a dish of chicken livers drizzled with hot honey. While Ben preps for his art show in Durham, Vivian descends on the "Bull City's" restaurant row to sample sweet, honey-themed dishes.
- Thursday May 30, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 30, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
They Call'em 'Bagas - S3 E9
Premiered On: 11/07/2015
Lillie shows Vivian three ways to bring out the bitter and the sweet in rutabagas. Vivian showers her team with gifts as they prepare a holiday menu.
- Friday May 31, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday May 31, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Gone Clamming, Part I - S3 E10
Premiered On: 11/10/2015
Vivian heads to Charleston's Wine and Food Festival, the South's premiere gathering of world-class chefs and food folk. A clamming trip with low country legend "Clammer Dave" adds a bit of adventure.
- Monday June 3, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday June 3, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Gone Clamming, Part II - S3 E11
Premiered On: 11/17/2015
Frank Lee, "Mayor of Charleston," invites Vivian to his home and reveals the secret to his aunt's decadent clam hash. Also, the popular Waffle House Smackdown is visited.
- Tuesday June 4, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday June 4, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
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Heavenly Hocks - S4 E9
- Friday May 3, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday May 3, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
All Sunchoked Up - S4 E8
- Thursday May 2, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday May 2, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish - S4 E7
- Wednesday May 1, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 1, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Cabbage's Last Stand - S4 E5
- Tuesday April 30, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Tuesday April 30, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Stand by Your Cabbage - S4 E4
- Monday April 29, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Monday April 29, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Peas, Please - S4 E3
- Friday April 26, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Friday April 26, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
My Watermelon Baby - S4 E2
- Thursday April 25, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday April 25, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET
Onions and Avetts - S4 E1
- Wednesday April 24, 2024 3:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday April 24, 2024 2:00 pm CT on KET