A Chef's Life

Description

Chef Vivian Howard explores farm-fresh cooking, family and community in North Carolina's low country in this half-hour series from South Carolina ETV. Each episode follows Vivian into cornfields, strawberry patches and hog farms as she searches for ingredients for her seasonal menus at her restaurant, Chef & the Farmer, in Kinston, N.C. As the series opens, Vivian and her husband, Ben Knight, find themselves juggling the new restaurant as they raise their twins and build a new home.

Upcoming Episodes

• My Watermelon Baby

  A home cook tests out recipes from Vivian Howard's cookbook. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Thursday, Dec. 07, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Peas, Please

  A 92-year-old offers an entertaining tutorial in "beatin' peas." (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Friday, Dec. 08, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Stand by Your Cabbage

  Vivan prepares for her first trip to Feast Portland; old-school cabbage recipes. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Monday, Dec. 11, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Cabbage's Last Stand

  Vivian explores Portland, Ore., before making her barbecue cabbage at Feast Portland. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish

  An up-close experience with farm-raised catfish; the crew is emotional when a staff member's last day arrives. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• All Sunchoked Up

  The twins' preschool class visits the restaurant; Vivian seeks guidance for her sunchoke recipe. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Heavenly Hocks

  The hot and cold of curing ham; pig tails, ham hocks and fatback. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Mayo -- The Mother Sauce

  A blind taste test of mayonnaise; strange events affect Vivian's long-held vacation plans. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Two-mato

  Vivian Howard searches for ripe tomatoes to serve at the restaurant's 10th birthday celebration; preparing an old school tomato dish. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans)

  Vivian struggles to find enough green beans to add to the menu; Mrs. Tessie Mae offers a golf cart tour of her garden, an introduction to pickled pork and demonstrates snapping pole beans. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• Prolific Peppers

  Prepping peppers; stuffing peppers. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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• A Food Truck and a Pear Tree

  The crew makes a practice run with the new food truck; pear relish. (30 minutes)

  Schedule	Channel	Audio	HD
  Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 @ 2:00PM ET	WNIT HDTV 34.1	Stereo	HD

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