A Chef’s Life

Monday, October 13

Two-mato

Season 5 • Episode 1

The restaurant's 10th birthday celebration; preparing an old school tomato dish.

Tuesday, October 14

Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans)

Season 5 • Episode 2

Vivian struggles to find enough green beans to add to the menu; pickled pork; snapping pole beans.

Wednesday, October 15

Prolific Peppers

Season 5 • Episode 3

Prepping peppers; stuffing peppers.

Thursday, October 16

A Food Truck and a Pear Tree

Season 5 • Episode 4

The crew makes a practice run with the new food truck; pear relish.

Friday, October 17

Wanted: Broccoli

Season 5 • Episode 5

Vivian heads to a book launch in New York; a challenging hunt for broccoli.

Monday, October 20

Bourbon Country

Season 5 • Episode 6

A dinner honoring Vivian; the differences between whiskey, scotch and bourbon.

Tuesday, October 21

Persimmon Style

Season 5 • Episode 7

The different varieties of persimmon; a pudding lesson from chef Bill Smith.

Wednesday, October 22

Chasing Trout

Season 5 • Episode 8

Vivian volunteers at a soup kitchen; a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner features trout.

Thursday, October 23

Liver Lover

Season 5 • Episode 9

A simple beef liver and onions recipe inspires Vivian to add a fancy liver dish to the menu.

Friday, October 24

King Cornbread

Season 5 • Episode 10

"Pig and a puppy" merges corn bread with another Southern staple; corn bread cook-off.

Monday, October 27

Chef Vivian Howard explores farm-fresh cooking in North Carolina.

Tuesday, October 28

Chef Vivian Howard explores farm-fresh cooking in North Carolina.