Saturdays at 3:30 and 9:30 p.m. ET
See how Vivian and Ben rebuild the restaurant against the backdrop of spring’s harbinger, the strawberry.
Watch Vivian exalt lowly, quintessentially Southern grits in four distinct ways.
Learn about the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program.
Watch as Vivian prepares the “ultimate tomato sandwich” for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon.
Join a trip to an oyster farm, hear plans for an oyster bar and enjoy an oyster roast.
Learn the history of muscadine grapes as Ben, Vivian and the twins pick them at a local vineyard.
Follow Vivian as she learns about heirloom rice and hosts dinner with each course centered on rice.
Visit a peanut farm and hear about two popular peanut snacks.
Meet Vivian’s mom, Scarlett, and the proprietors of a sweet potato farm.
Learn about the Eastern Carolina ingredient with a cult following: the cabbage collard.
Watch Vivian’s nieces and nephews try to make buttermilk with their great-grandmother’s churn.
See how moonshine is incorporated into new drinks.
Watch as Vivian stresses over the task of putting 500 pounds of blueberries to good use.
Follow Vivian and husband Ben as they open a restaurant in her small North Carolina hometown.
Visit a fish camp with Vivian and learn the heads and tails of fresh shrimp.
See how Vivian creates a stand-out vegetarian burger for her new restaurant.
View preparations for Vivian’s 1,600-plate luncheon at the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium.
Watch Vivian nervously tackle one challenge after another before the SFA luncheon.
Join Vivian, Ben, Theo and Flo as they plant their own southern apple tree on their property.
Learn the rules of Eastern North Carolina fish stew and join Vivian’s fishing trip to Emerald Isle.
Accompany Vivian and Ms. Scarlett to Ms. Scarlett’s family farm, where they source pecans.
Follow Vivian to a charity dinner where she features her winter rolls with pickled turnips.
Learn about the importance of turnip greens to “Southern people.”
Learn to appreciate chicken’s endless variety and capacity as an ingredient.
Join Vivian to hunt for ramps — Appalachian wild leeks — and see how she uses them.
View the egg dish that Vivian hopes will wow New York City’s James Beard House crowd.
Watch what happens as Viv’s invitation to cook at the prestigious James Beard House becomes reality.
See why Vivian seeks advice from her mother and sister while savoring squash and onions.
Learn the secrets of grandma’s canned peaches and see what leaves the restaurant team scrambling.
See what ensues when Vivian is under pressure to pen an entire book chapter on figs in three days.
Follow Vivian as she visits her friend and enjoys homemade pickles, chicken salad and cake.
Join Vivian to learn about the roots of okra and see why picking it is a prickly business.
Find out how Ms. Lillie will respond to Vivian’s birthday chocolate cake with beets.
See an impressive spread of home-cooked casseroles at a family reunion.
Join Vivian to sample honey-themed dishes on Durham’s restaurant row as Ben preps for his art show.
Watch as Lillie shows Vivian three ways to bring out the bitter and the sweet in rutabagas.
See the proper way to open a clam and learn the secret to decadent clam hash.
Find out how Vivian’s whole-cow program finds its groove.
See Vivian’s version of crispy potato salad and watch the staff welcome the Avett Brothers.
See why the humble spring onion upstages an appearance by the Avett Brothers.
Learn why Vivian employs a home cook to test recipes from her forthcoming cookbook.
Enjoy an entertaining tutorial in “beatin’ peas,” delivered by a 92-year-old expert.
Follow Vivian on her first trip to Feast Portland, where she’ll prepare a cabbage dish.
Join Vivian on her romp around the city before she fires up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland.
Learn why Vivian dubs rabbit “the meat of the future.”
See Vivian’s response to an up-close-and-personal experience with farm-raised catfish.
Follow the twins’ class visit to the restaurant and learn why Vivian seeks recipe guidance.
See the part that pig tails, ham hocks and fatback play in Carolina cuisine.
Learn which brand takes top prize in Vivian’s mayo blind taste test.
