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Now her social-media videos garner hundreds of thousands of views as she prepares Vietnamese egg coffee, pandan-flavored desserts and spicy clam curry.

Those working the sea were impacted as well; clam farmers along the Gulf Coast are grappling with the losses they incurred when Helene's storm surge ravaged their stocks.

Where to eat: Take turns sampling lobster rolls, clam chowder and fish and chips with your hiking buddies at the Lobster Trap or Bluewater Grill.

Michael Bobbit, a clam farmer on the island of Cedar Key on Florida's Big Bend, said that some people in his community have decided to stay behind despite the warnings.

He added that locals have been trying, "to sandbag as many buildings as we can", as well as board up windows and get the island's clam farms secured.