A Chef's Life

Vivian's plate is full of everything except tomatoes. As Chef and the Farmer turns 10 years old, Vivian embarks on a fruitless search for the season's first ripe tomatoes to serve at the restaurant...

With summer heat high and rain levels low, Vivian struggles to scrounge up enough green beans to add to the menu at Chef and the Farmer. Mrs. Tessie Mae offers levity by giving Vivian a golf cart t...

Vivian preps peppers for a trip to Lambstock, a party where chefs, food, and music converge. Before hitting the highway, Holley's grandmother offers a lesson in stuffing peppers and delegating auth...

Vivian, her parents, and Flo pluck pears from a tree that's been in the family for 100 years. The arrival of Vivian's cookbook sparks a well of emotions as the reality of wheeling a food truck arou...

Vivian heads to NYC where her book launch means a full itinerary. Back at the shop, Ben and crew ready the food truck for its first stop in Nashville. While there, a lack of rain leads Vivian on a ...

What begins as a dinner at Maker's Mark in Vivian's honour ends as an American history lesson. A tour of Maker's Mark and Jefferson's distilleries illuminates the differences between whiskey, scotc...

On a short hiatus from the book tour, Vivian takes the twins to pick persimmons off Mrs. Bettie's tree and learns about the different varieties of the fruit. She then takes that knowledge to Atlant...

Vivian volunteers at a soup kitchen and does one last book signing in Kinston before the holidays. She also visits Sunburst Trout Farms and prepares a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner at the restau...

Vivian learns that not all livers are created equal, but are equally good for you. Back at home, Mrs. Scarlett prepares a humble, oldschool dish of beef liver and onions, which inspires Vivian to i...

While enjoying some time at home, Vivian films a segment for a morning TV show where cornbread takes center stage. She then stops by a Kinston institution that merges cornbread with another Souther...