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Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea

Season 1 Episode 1 | 24m 40s

Chef Vivian Howard and her husband Ben leave New York to open a restaurant in her small North Carolina hometown. Vivian revisits the Southern tradition of “putting up” corn and shares her method for making smoked corn relish. As the episode concludes, a devastating setback threatens their new life.

Aired: 09/05/13
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Vivian answers questions from PBS viewers and makes a gourmet cheese ball.
Vivian demonstrates the versatility of corn by creating a smoked corn relish.
Vivian makes an extra special recipe: a strawberry shortcake for her twins' birthday.
Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.
Vivian shows her favorite grits recipe - a Southern favorite.
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Vivian demonstrates her version of the tomato pie, a Southern Summer classic.