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FRENCH MAGNOLIA COOKS

Saturday, May 2nd

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:12
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Wild Turkey Hunt

Join Chef Missy and her gang of family & friends as she celebrates spring with a wild turkey hunt in Bastion, VA. Learn tips on outdoor entertaining and elegant family style side dishes. Join hubby with wine expert Thomas Fraley for some luxury non-alcoholic beverages and world class wines from Burgundy, France.

Saturday, May 9th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:54
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Collards

Join Chef Missy & living soil system expert Jonny Root where a variety of gorgeous greens shine. Gourmet home cook & gardener Anastasia Berg helps teach and prepare rustic yet elegant recipes. Wine knowledge with expert Thomas Fraley.

Saturday, May 16th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:26
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Cherries

Join Chef Missy & culinary icon Nancy Wall Hopkins for cherry picking followed by everything you need to know about canning & cherry preserves. Laughs and knowledge with wine expert Thomas Fraley.

Saturday, May 23rd

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:38
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Wine

Chef Missy, hubby wine expert, Thomas and hunter angler John Gurley jaunt to the Historic Greenbrier Resort to fish. Chef teaches Trout Almandine & homemade French beurre blanc sauce while Thomas gives an in-depth teaching on the Method of French Champagne and worldclass non-alcoholic French sparkling wine. Learn to tie a fly with angler expert Cam Moore & join for the beauty of Appalachia.

Saturday, June 13th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:49
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Cow

Chef Missy & hubby wine expert Thomas visit River Mountain Farms to learn all about heirloom Piedmontese cow. Then they learn how to process beef at Double L Processing. Back in kitchen, Chef Missy teaches gourmet compound butter, mushroom twice baked potatoes & French skillet filet mignon. Thomas joins in with a unique and tender story about Madame Veuve Cliquot and shares a Margaux from Bordeaux.

Saturday, June 20th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:44
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Grapes

Chef Missy & hubby wine expert Thomas visit Loren Gardner at Abingdon Vineyards for the chardonnay grape harvest. Learn what it takes to grow grapes for award-winning wine in Southwest Virginia. Chef Missy teaches macerating and inspires with fine-dining grape recipes. Thomas joins in with fabulous wine stories from Alsace, France to the history of Chateauneuf du Pape in the Rhone Valley, France.

Saturday, June 27th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:26:19
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Small-Mouth Bass

Chef Missy, Henry, and Thomas fish the mouth of the James River with expert guide Sam Scott of Blue Ridge Musky. Chef Missy catches, cleans, and cooks up local small-mouth bass with homemade fresh herb Salsa Verde while Thomas shares knowledge of Picpoul wine from the oldest grape in France. Together they are joined by friends and family for more French Magnolia delicious fun.

Saturday, July 11th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:28:00
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Broccoli

Chef Missy & Thomas catch up with Jordan Brandon at Old Dominion Organic Farms - the largest organic farm & oldest family farm in VA. Chef Missy shares broccoli secrets and the perfect date night dinner for two while Thomas teaches Vouvray wine from the Loire Valley, Chef Missy & Thomas announce their new restaurant, FRENCH MAGNOLIA, a French-American Brasserie in Bristol, VA.

Saturday, July 18th

11:30am on
Runtime: 00:27:44
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Quail

Chef Missy, hubby wine expert, Thomas and hunter angler John Gurley jaunt to Primland Mountain Resort for a quail hunt experience. Meet Executive Chef Ryan and witness his famous fried quail. Back at the French Magnolia Chef Missy teaches stuffed quail over hopping johns' terrine while Thomas teaches another world-class wine from France.