A Chef's Life

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.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Tue, 10/13 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea

Chef Vivian Howard and her husband, Ben, open a restaurant in North Carolina; smoked corn relish; a setback threatens the business.

Wed, 10/14 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea

Chef Vivian Howard and her husband, Ben, open a restaurant in North Carolina; smoked corn relish; a setback threatens the business.

Tue, 10/20 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Strawberry Stay at Home

Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant; picking strawberries; coconut cornbread shortcake with basil whipped cream.

Wed, 10/21 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Strawberry Stay at Home

Vivian and Ben rebuild their restaurant; picking strawberries; coconut cornbread shortcake with basil whipped cream.

Tue, 10/27 at 6:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Pimp My Grits

The restaurant prepares for a practice service; using grits four different ways.

Wed, 10/28 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Pimp My Grits

The restaurant prepares for a practice service; using grits four different ways.