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A Chef's Life

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  • 2013-2018
  • 5 Seasons
  • PBS
  • Reality
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A Chef's Life is a new 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.

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Vivian Howard
Self
Ben Knight
Self
Sheri Castle
Self - Author

Season 5 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Two-Mato

Thu, Oct 5, 201723 mins

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's birthday party. She concocts a menu that represents a decade of professional growth, and then seeks the wisdom of Ms. Mary and Ms. Lillie to prepare an old-school tomato dish that "kills hungry."

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Awards

  • 2014 - Peabody Award - - winner
  • 2015 - Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Single Camera Photography - nominated
  • 2015 - Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program - winner
  • 2016 - Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography - nominated

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