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Ripe for the Picking

Chef and five-time author George Hirsch shares his deep culinary knowledge and well-honed techniques for the home cook and better-living lifestyle enthusiast. In every episode, George invites viewers into his Hamptons home kitchen, where he cooks, bakes and grills his favorite dishes. George visits local farmers, brewers, vintners and other artisans who practice sustainable living.

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Ripe for the Picking

Season 2 Episode 207 | 26m 46s | CC

George visits a historic bicentennial farm dating back to 1661, which is one of the oldest cultivated farms in the country. Then in the kitchen, he prepares a fresh berry & fennel salad with old school dressing, perfect roast chicken with cherry sauce and peach pie.

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