A Chef's Life: Recipes - PBS Food

A Chef’s Life: Recipes

A Chef’s Life is a 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.

Each episode follows Vivian out of the kitchen and into cornfields, strawberry patches and hog farms as she hunts down the ingredients that inspire her seasonal menus. Using a chef’s modern sensibilities, Vivian explores Southern cuisine, past and present — one ingredient at a time. A celebration of true farm to table food, the 13-week series combines the action and drama of a high-pressure business with the joys and stresses of family life.

Watch full episodes of “A Chef’s Life” online, and be sure to check your local listings to see when the show will be airing in your area.

Recipes From A Chef's Life

Pawpaw Pudding with Vanilla Wafer and Sesame Crumble

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Ms. Lillie’s Fried Cornbread

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Fried Chicken Livers with Balsamic ­Marinated Figs

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Whole Trout with Apple Mustard and Charred Cabbage Apple Slaw

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Charred Cabbage Apple Slaw

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Bill Smith’s Persimmon Pudding

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Peanut, Pepsi and Bourbon Float

The Picnic Cafe’s Broccoli Salad

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Kieffer Pear Preserves

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Grandmother Shirley Webb’s Stuffed Banana Peppers

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Summer Salad with Green Beans, Peaches and Bacon

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Ms. Lillie’s “Kill Hungry” Macaroni

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Sausage Stewed Cabbage

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Country Ribollita

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Country-Style Pork Ribs in Red Curry-Braised Watermelon

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Spring Onion Gratin

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Potato Salad

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Hamburger Steak with Red Pea and Onion Gravy

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Frank Lee’s Clam Hash

Stewed Rutabagas

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Sticky Honey Peanut Cake

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Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole

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Pickled Beets

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Tempura Fried Okra with Ranch Ice Cream

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Quick-Pickled Cucumbers and Onions

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