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A Chef's Life
Created by	Vivian Howard
Starring	Vivian Howard
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	28 (2 seasons)
Production
Running time	28-30 minutes
Original release
Network	PBS
Release	September 7, 2013 –; present

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A Chef's Life is an American cooking show and a documentary created by Cynthia Hill (Markay Media) and Vivian Howard that premiered September 7, 2013 on PBS. A Chef's Life is predominately filmed at Chef & The Farmer restaurant in Kinston, North Carolina . Vivian Howard is head chef and her husband, Ben Knight is general manager. They are also co-owners. The first season consisted of 13 half-hour episodes. Season 2 premiered in October 2014 and consists of 14 half-hour episodes and an hour-long holiday special. The show won a Peabody award on April 2, 2014.^[1]

Production

A Chef's Life is produced by Markay Media in association with South Carolina ETV. The series is directed and produced by Cynthia Hill with Rex Miller as director of photography and co-producer. Vivian Howard is writer and producer. Tom Vickers is editor. Amy Shumaker is executive-in-charge for SCETV. The series is a project of the Southern Documentary Fund. The show's theme song is written and performed by North Carolina's Avett Brothers.

Season 1 (2013)

The first season of A Chef's Life consists of 13 episodes.

Episode 1: "Sweet Corn And Expensive Tea"
Episode 2: "Strawberry Stay At Home"
Episode 3: "Pimp My Grits"
Episode 4: "Cracklin' Kitchen"
Episode 5: "You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey"
Episode 6: "The World Is Your Oyster"
Episode 7: "Muscadine Time"
Episode 8: "A Road Trip For Rice"
Episode 9: "Peanut Pastime"
Episode 10: "Love Me Some Candied Yams!"
Episode 11: "Collard Green Queen"
Episode 12: "The Buttermilk Belt"
Episode 13: "Have Yourself Some Moonshine"

Season 2 (2014-2015)

The second season of "A Chef's Life consists of 14 episodes and one hour-long holiday special.

Episode 1: "Blueberries and Boiling Over"
Episode 2: "Shrimp Sells"
Episode 3: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T the Butterbean"
Episode 4: "Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 1"
Episode 5: "Don’t Tom Thumb Your Nose at Me! Part 2"
Episode 6: "Apples"
Episode 7: "The Fish Episode, Y'all"
Episode 8: "Obviously, It’s Pecans"
Holiday Special: "Deck The Halls Y'all"
Episode 9: "Turnips- The Roots"
Episode 10: "Turnips- The Greens"
Episode 11: "Chicken Lickin’"
Episode 12: "Ramp-ing up to Spring"
Episode 13: "Eggs, A Dozen Ways"
Episode 14: "Eggs, Two dozen Ways"

Reception

A Chef's Life has received mainly positive reviews. Jill Warren Lucas from Indy Week praised the show.^[2] It won a Peabody Award in 2013 "for its refreshingly unsensational depiction of life and work in a modern restaurant – with generous sides of Southern folkways and food lore."^[3] "The whole point of “A Chef’s Life” is to showcase the people and traditions of Eastern North Carolina, not some version of them gussied up for TV." --WASHINGTON POST

References

^ Andrea Weigl (April 2, 2014). "A Chef's Life wins a Peabody award". newsobserver.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ Jill Warren Lucas (Sep 11, 2013). "Kinston restaurateur Vivian Howard and A Chef's Life, a new PBS show". Indyweek.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ 73rd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2014.

External links

A Chef's Life - official site

[1] Andrea Weigl (April 2, 2014). "A Chef's Life wins a Peabody award". newsobserver.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

[2] Jill Warren Lucas (Sep 11, 2013). "Kinston restaurateur Vivian Howard and A Chef's Life, a new PBS show". Indyweek.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.

[3] 73rd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2014.

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-'''''A Chef's Life''''' is an American [[cooking show]] and a [[documentary]] created by Cynthia Hill (Markay Media) and [[Vivian Howard]] that premiered September 7, 2013 on [[PBS]]. A Chef's Life is predominately filmed at [[Chef & The Farmer]] restaurant in [[Kinston, North Carolina]] . Vivian Howard is head chef and her husband, Ben Knight is general manager. They are also co-owners. The first season consisted of 13 half-hour episodes. Season 2 premiered in October 2014 and consists of 14 half-hour episodes. The show won a [[Peabody award]] on April 2, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrea Weigl|title=A Chef's Life wins a Peabody award|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/02/3752132/a-chefs-life-wins-a-peabody-award.html|publisher=newsobserver.com|accessdate=9 August 2014|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>
+'''''A Chef's Life''''' is an American [[cooking show]] and a [[documentary]] created by Cynthia Hill (Markay Media) and [[Vivian Howard]] that premiered September 7, 2013 on [[PBS]]. A Chef's Life is predominately filmed at [[Chef & The Farmer]] restaurant in [[Kinston, North Carolina]] . Vivian Howard is head chef and her husband, Ben Knight is general manager. They are also co-owners. The first season consisted of 13 half-hour episodes. Season 2 premiered in October 2014 and consists of 14 half-hour episodes and an hour-long holiday special. The show won a [[Peabody award]] on April 2, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Andrea Weigl|title=A Chef's Life wins a Peabody award|url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/04/02/3752132/a-chefs-life-wins-a-peabody-award.html|publisher=newsobserver.com|accessdate=9 August 2014|date=April 2, 2014}}</ref>
-==Reception==
+==Production==
+''A Chef's Life'' is produced by Markay Media in association with South Carolina ETV. The series is directed and produced by Cynthia Hill with Rex Miller as director of photography and co-producer. Vivian Howard is writer and producer. Tom Vickers is editor. Amy Shumaker is executive-in-charge for SCETV. The series is a project of the Southern Documentary Fund. The show's theme song is written and performed by North Carolina's [[Avett Brothers]].
-''A Chef's Life'' has received mainly positive reviews. Jill Warren Lucas from [[Indy Week]] praised the show.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jill Warren Lucas|title=Kinston restaurateur Vivian Howard and A Chef's Life, a new PBS show|url=http://m.indyweek.com/indyweek/kinston-restaurateur-vivian-howard-and-a-chefs-life-a-new-pbs-show/Content?oid=3716426|publisher=Indyweek.com|accessdate=9 August 2014|date=Sep 11, 2013}}</ref> It won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2013 "for its refreshingly unsensational depiction of life and work in a modern restaurant – with generous sides of Southern folkways and food lore."<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/a-chefs-life-pbs 73rd Annual Peabody Awards], May 2014.</ref> "The whole point of “A Chef’s Life” is to showcase the people and traditions of Eastern North Carolina, not some version of them gussied up for TV."
---WASHINGTON POST
-==Season 1 (2013-2014)==
+==Season 1 (2013)==
 The first season of ''A Chef's Life'' consists of 13 episodes.
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 * Episode 13: "Have Yourself Some Moonshine"
-Season 2 (2014)
+==Season 2 (2014-2015)==
-The second season of "A Chef's Life consists of 14 episodes.
+The second season of "A Chef's Life consists of 14 episodes and one hour-long holiday special.
 * Episode 1: "Blueberries and Boiling Over"
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 * Episode 14: "Eggs, Two dozen Ways"
+==Reception==
-''A Chef's Life'' is produced by Markay Media in association with South Carolina ETV. The series is directed and produced by Cynthia Hill with Rex Miller as director of photography and co-producer. Vivian Howard is writer and producer. Tom Vickers is editor. Amy Shumaker is executive-in-charge for SCETV. The series is a project of the Southern Documentary Fund. The show's theme song is written and performed by North Carolina's [[Avett Brothers]].
+''A Chef's Life'' has received mainly positive reviews. Jill Warren Lucas from [[Indy Week]] praised the show.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Jill Warren Lucas|title=Kinston restaurateur Vivian Howard and A Chef's Life, a new PBS show|url=http://m.indyweek.com/indyweek/kinston-restaurateur-vivian-howard-and-a-chefs-life-a-new-pbs-show/Content?oid=3716426|publisher=Indyweek.com|accessdate=9 August 2014|date=Sep 11, 2013}}</ref> It won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2013 "for its refreshingly unsensational depiction of life and work in a modern restaurant – with generous sides of Southern folkways and food lore."<ref>[http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/a-chefs-life-pbs 73rd Annual Peabody Awards], May 2014.</ref> "The whole point of “A Chef’s Life” is to showcase the people and traditions of Eastern North Carolina, not some version of them gussied up for TV."
+--WASHINGTON POST
 ==References==