A Chef's Life is a new half-hour character-driven documentary and cooking series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard, who, with her husband Ben Knight, left the big city to open a fine dining restaurant in small-town Eastern North Carolina.
Episodes
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Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea
Chef Vivian and her husband leave NYC to open a restaurant in her North Carolina hometown.24:40 -
Strawberry Stay at Home
Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.24:40 -
Pimp My Grits
The restaurant gears up for a practice service — but nothing is going as planned.24:40 -
Cracklin' Kitchen
Vivian launches the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two pigs.24:40 -
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.24:40 -
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A Road Trip for Rice
Vivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.24:40 -
A Peanut Passtime
Vivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.24:40 -
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The Buttermilk Belt
Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.24:40 -
Have Yourself Some Moonshine
Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.24:40
