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

Fig and Lemon Preserves

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Canned Peaches

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Old School Squash and Onions

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Corned Ham

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Ambrosia

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Hoppin John recipe

Hoppin’ John

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Red Velvet Cake recipe

Red Velvet Cake

Date, Pecan and Bacon Cheese Ball with Curried Peach Preserves

Old Timey Applejacks

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Scarlett’s Chicken and Rice

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Butterbean Burger

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Shrimp

BBQ Peel and Eat Shrimp with Lemon Mayo

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Blueberry Cobbler with a Cornmeal Sugar Cookie Crust

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Candied Yams with Bacon Pecan Syrup

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Crispy Rice with Leeks, Ginger and Garlic

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Mulled Muscadines with Fried Crostini and Creamy Goat Cheese

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Oysters on the Half Shell with Muscadine and Apple Mignonette

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Tomato Pie

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Citrus Sweet Potato Puree with Pork Cracklins

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Grits with Mushroom, Sausage and Pepper Ragout

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Basic Grits

Strawberry Shortcake with Basil Whipped Cream and Coconut Cornbread

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Grilled Corn with Ginger Bacon Butter

Grilled Corn with Ginger Bacon Butter

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