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In this episode, Vivian and Ben are on the cusp of opening their new restaurant.
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.
Video description: Also known as the “hillbilly mango,” the pawpaw has a funky, sweet taste reminiscent of mangos, bananas and other tropical fruit.
In this episode, Vivian and Ben are on the cusp of opening their new restaurant.
At the beach, Vivian and her sisters make Frogmore Stew, a traditional crab boil.
Premiering October 11: A family beach trip turns competitive for Vivian and her sisters.
Vivian and her mom make an old favorite -- homemade blueberry cobbler.
Season 2 kicks off as Vivian and Ben go all-in on a 2nd restaurant.
This fall, the popular series A Chef's Life returns to PBS stations with a highly-anticipated second season. More than a cooking show, A Chef's Life is a half-hour character-driven documentary series that takes viewers inside the life and kitchen of Chef Vivian Howard. The series will return to find Vivian with a new list of local ingredients, each one starring in its own episode.