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 Buttermilk Belt

    S1 Ep12 |
    Vivian and Ben go to Maple View Dairy to pick up buttermilk for the restaurant.
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    Collard Green Queen

    S1 Ep11 |
    Vivian gets a lesson in a 100-year-old tradition of making collard kraut.
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    Love Me Some Candied Yams

    S1 Ep10 |
    Vivian visits one of the largest sweet potato farms in the country.
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    A Peanut Passtime

    S1 Ep9 |
    Vivian visits neighbor Marty Harper’s peanut farm just before and during harvest.
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    A Road Trip for Rice

    S1 Ep8 |
    Vivian travels to meet with Glenn Roberts to learn about Carolina Heirloom Rice.
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    Muscadine Time

    S1 Ep7 |
    Ben, Vivian and the twins pick muscadine grapes at a small local vineyard.
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    Oysters

    S1 Ep6 |
    Vivian goes to Cedar Island to explore the new culture of farm-raised oysters.
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    You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

    S1 Ep5 |
    Vivian preps for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon with the ultimate tomato sandwich.

Specials

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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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