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This image released by Big Bottom Market shows a chicken pot pie recipe. Michael Volpatt, owner of the gourmet Big Bottom Market in Sonoma County, Calif., hosts an impromptu cooking show from his kitchen.  With his store closed, he realized it was a way to connect with friends and customers, and not be alone while preparing his meal. A growing audience now watches and comments nightly as he prepares everything from his mother's marinara sauce to pot pies made with his Big Bottom Market biscuit mix, which appeared on Oprah's Favorite Things list in 2016. (Kelly Puleio/Big Bottom Market via AP)

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Last Tuesday night in Tennessee, bluegrass musicians David and Virginia Blood were busy making sandwiches. In Pittsburgh, real estate agent Michelle Bushee was stirring a pot of homemade black-bean chili in her kitchen instead of shepherding curious buyers through potential dream homes. Marty Prudenti, whose nights are usually spent working backstage at New York City's Lincoln Center, was in his Long Island backyard grilling burgers for his twins.