A Chef's Life

Season 4

10 episodes · Sep 10, 2016

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  • Onions and Avetts
    S4E1

    Onions and Avetts

    Sep 10, 201630m

    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 Avett Brothers make an appearance, the underdog onion steals the show, playing both star and support.

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  • My Watermelon Baby
    S4E2

    My Watermelon Baby

    Sep 17, 201630m

    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.

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  • Peas, Please
    S4E3

    Peas, Please

    Sep 24, 201630m

    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.

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  • Stand by Your Cabbage
    S4E4

    Stand by Your Cabbage

    Oct 1, 201630m

    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.

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  • Cabbage's Last Stand
    S4E5

    Cabbage's Last Stand

    Oct 8, 201630m

    Vivian explores Portland, Ore., prior to preparing the BBQ cabbage for Feast Portland.

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  • Rabbit
    S4E6

    Rabbit

    Oct 15, 201630m

    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.

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  • More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish
    S4E7

    More Than One Way to Skin a Catfish

    Oct 22, 201630m

    Vivian learns about farm-raised catfish; and a staff member's last day at the restaurant arrives.

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  • All Sunchoked Up
    S4E8

    All Sunchoked Up

    Oct 29, 201630m

    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.

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  • Heavenly Hocks
    S4E9

    Heavenly Hocks

    Nov 5, 201630m

    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 tails, ham hocks, and fatback that give Carolina cuisine its quintessential kick. While in the Big Apple, a visit with her publisher reveals an itinerary certain to make for an ambitious autumn.

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  • Mayo - The Mother Sauce
    S4E10

    Mayo - The Mother Sauce

    Nov 12, 201630m

    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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