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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Episode 13, Season 1
Have Yourself Some MoonshineVivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.24:40 -
Episode 12, Season 1
The Buttermilk BeltVivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.24:40 -
Episode 11, Season 1
Collard Green QueenVivian gets a lesson in a 100-year-old tradition of making collard kraut.24:40 -
Episode 10, Season 1
Love Me Some Candied YamsVivian visits one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country.24:40 -
Episode 9, Season 1
A Peanut PasstimeVivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.24:40 -
Episode 8, Season 1
A Road Trip for RiceVivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.24:40 -
Episode 7, Season 1
Muscadine TimeBen, Vivian and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard.24:40 -
Episode 6, Season 1
OystersVivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters.24:40 -
Episode 5, Season 1
You Say Heirloom, I Say Old TimeyVivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.24:40 -
Episode 4, Season 1
Cracklin' KitchenVivian launches the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program with two pigs.24:40 -
Episode 3, Season 1
Pimp My GritsThe restaurant gears up for a practice service — but nothing is going as planned.24:40 -
Episode 2, Season 1
Strawberry Stay at HomeVivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant against the Southern harbinger of Spring.24:40 -
Episode 1, Season 1
Sweet Corn & Expensive TeaChef Vivian and her husband leave NYC to open a restaurant in her North Carolina hometown.24:40
