A Chef's Life

A documentary and cooking series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard.

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Episodes

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    Liver Lover

    S5 Ep9 |
    Vivian visits one of her favorite farmers and a restaurant known for its fried livers.
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    The Fish Episode, Y’all

    S2 Ep7 |
    Vivian presents a few of the many ways fish makes its appearance in Southern cooking.
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    Apples

    S2 Ep6 |
    Vivian returns from her road trip and confronts her long absence from the restaurant.
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    Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 2)

    S2 Ep5 |
    Vivian almost reaches her breaking point, but everyone pulls together for the big event.
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    Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! (Part 1)

    S2 Ep4 |
    Vivian undertakes mammoth preparations for her huge Souther Foodways Alliance luncheon.
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    R-E-S-P-E-C-T the Butterbean

    S2 Ep3 |
    Vivian and Ben face challenges on the cusp of opening a new restaurant, the Boiler Room.
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    Shrimp Sells

    S2 Ep2 |
    A family beach trip turns competitive for Vivian and her sisters.
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    Blueberries and Boiling Over

    S2 Ep1 |
    A year after overcoming a devastating fire, Vivian and Ben go all-in on a 2nd restaurant.
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    Have Yourself Some Moonshine

    S1 Ep13 |
    Vivian visits Broad Slab Distillery, and talks about the art and soul of white lightning.

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    The Final Harvest

    Say goodbye to the show with a farewell feast of epic proportions.

About A Chef's Life

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.

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