Vivian & Ben head to the beach for their annual summer vacation with the Howard family. A bit of friendly competition with her older sisters stews as she tries her hand at Frogmore Stew. She visits a fish camp & learns the heads & tails of fresh shrimp. Back in Kinston, as Vivian & Ben prepare to open their second restaurant, the Boiler Room, controversy brews over the bun for the burgers.

Burgers. Oysters. Beer. Hallelujah! Vivian and Ben are on the cusp of opening their new restaurant, the Boiler Room, and they are facing a new challenge: how to make a veggie burger stand out. Vivian waxes romantic about the beloved butter bean and chooses it as the star of her new burger, but quickly learns that the butter bean is a straight up diva when it comes to growing conditions.

Vivian, Ben and the entire Chef and the Farmer staff hustle to complete the mammoth preparations necessary for her big luncheon at the Southern Foodways Alliance symposium in Oxford, Mississippi. Vivian uses the women in her life as inspiration for her menu, honoring those who have made her the woman she has become. As preparations get underway, the sheer math of this moment is astounding: 4 courses for 400 food writers and Southern food enthusiasts, totaling 1600 plates.