A Chef's Life

  • Premiered: Sep 2013
  • Episodes: 60
  • Followers: 3
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Saturday
  • Documentary Food Reality

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Season 4
4x1
Onions and Avetts
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 10, 2016
Spring onions kick off the season in high gear as Vivian takes a break from penning her first cookbook to prepare a benefit dinner at Lomax Farm in Cabarrus County, NC. Even though The .. show full overview
4x2
My Watermelon Baby
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 17, 2016
After a summer away, Vivian returns to the restaurant and a staff of new faces. She also asks a favor of an avid home chef: test her cookbook recipes.
4x3
Peas, Please
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 24, 2016
As a visit from her editor accelerates book preparations, Vivian reckons with handing over the restaurant reins to John and Justise. A tutorial in “beatin’ peas” delivered by a 92 year-old expert is an entertaining and therapeutic history lesson.
4x4
Stand by Your Cabbage
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 2016
Vivian’s summer itinerary picks up with a 14-day photoshoot as she preps for a first-time trip to Feast Portland. Sam Jones and Miss Lillie share old-school cabbage recipes that influence what Vivian prepares for the festival.
4x5
Cabbage's Last Stand
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 2016
Vivian can’t resist the opportunity to romp around the city before firing up the BBQ cabbage at Feast Portland. The crisp Oregon air and thousands of patient festival patrons make hiccups with her cooking equipment easier to overcome.
4x6
Rabbit
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 2016
Vivian demonstrates rabbit processing during a visit to the Carolina Meat Conference; and is depressed at the prospect of losing a cherished staff member at the restaurant.
4x7
More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 2016
An up-close-and-personal experience with farm-raised catfish offers Vivian an enlightened perspective on the industry. When a staff member’s last day at the restaurant finally arrives, .. show full overview
4x8
All Sunchoked Up
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 2016
Flo and Theo's pre-school class visits the restaurant, but slow service makes everyone antsy. In other events, Vivian turns to an old friend for help when a sunchoke dish doesn't work.
4x9
Heavenly Hocks
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 2016
A view behind-the-scenes reveals the hot and cold of curing ham. At a New York dinner party hosted in her honor, Vivian serves up a gift of North Carolina seasoning meats --the pig .. show full overview
4x10 Season finale
Mayo - The Mother Sauce
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 2016
Vivian holds a mayo blind taste test and a surprise brand takes top prize. After a new chef takes the reins, her diminishing role at the restaurant becomes clearer. Vivian’s long-held vacation plans are stifled by a series of strange events.

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