A CHEF’S LIFE

Saturdays at 3:30 and 9:30 p.m. ET

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Strawberry Stay at Home

See how Vivian and Ben rebuild the restaurant against the backdrop of spring’s harbinger, the strawberry.

  • Original9/1/2013
  • ACFL102
Pimp My Grits

Watch Vivian exalt lowly, quintessentially Southern grits in four distinct ways.

  • Original9/1/2013
  • ACFL103
Cracklin’ Kitchen

Learn about the restaurant’s new “whole animal, no waste” program.

  • Original10/1/2013
  • ACFL104
Tomatoes…You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey

Watch as Vivian prepares the “ultimate tomato sandwich” for a Southern Foodways Alliance luncheon.

  • Original10/1/2013
  • ACFL105
The World Is Your Oyster

Join a trip to an oyster farm, hear plans for an oyster bar and enjoy an oyster roast.

  • Original10/1/2013
  • ACFL106
Muscadine Time

Learn the history of muscadine grapes as Ben, Vivian and the twins pick them at a local vineyard.

  • Original10/1/2013
  • ACFL107
A Road Trip for Rice

Follow Vivian as she learns about heirloom rice and hosts dinner with each course centered on rice.

  • Original10/1/2013
  • ACFL108
A Peanut Pastime

Visit a peanut farm and hear about two popular peanut snacks.

  • Original11/1/2013
  • ACFL109
Love Me Some Candied Yams!

Meet Vivian’s mom, Scarlett, and the proprietors of a sweet potato farm.

  • Original11/1/2013
  • ACFL110
Collard Green Queen

Learn about the Eastern Carolina ingredient with a cult following: the cabbage collard.

  • Original11/1/2013
  • ACFL111
The Buttermilk Belt

Watch Vivian’s nieces and nephews try to make buttermilk with their great-grandmother’s churn.

  • Original11/1/2013
  • ACFL112

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