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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

  • Gettin' Figgy With It

    Fig and honey bourbon slushie tasting; fig preserves; Vivian and Ben decide to charge for bread at the restaurant. (30 minutes)

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  • Pickle Perfect

    Homemade pickles, chicken salad and chocolate cake; Ben and Vivian audition a new chef. (30 minutes)

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  • Tomatoes ... You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

    Ultimate tomato sandwich. (30 minutes)

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  • Prickly Business

    The African roots of okra; picking okra; photo session. (30 minutes)

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  • If You Can't Beet 'Em

    Pickled beets; chocolate cake with beets. (30 minutes)

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  • A Casserole Says Plenty

    A family reunion conjures up an impressive spread of home-cooked casseroles. (30 minutes)

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  • Honey, I'm Home!

    Chicken livers with hot honey; Ben preps for his art show; sampling sweet, honey-themed dishes. (30 minutes)

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  • They Call 'em 'Bagas

    Three ways to bring out the bitter and the sweet in rutabagas; holiday menu; hectic New Year's Eve at the restaurant. (30 minutes)

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  • The World Is Your Oyster

    Oyster farm; plans for an oyster bar; oyster roast. (30 minutes)

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  • Gone Clamming, Part I

    Charleston's Wine and Food Festival; clamming trip. (30 minutes)

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  • Gone Clamming, Part II

    Waffle House Smackdown; the proper way to open a clam; clam hash. (30 minutes)

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  • What's Your Beef?

    Whole-cow program; classic cubed steak; Vivian works on her cookbook in New York. (30 minutes)

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  • One Potato, New Potato

    Southern Sides competition at the BBQ Festival; crispy potato salad; the Avett Brothers visit the restaurant. (30 minutes)

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  • Onions and Avetts

    A dinner for beginner farmers features spring onions; The Avett Brothers. (30 minutes)

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