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A chef's life [videorecording]. Season 1 / a production by Markay Media in association with SCETV ; director/producer, Cynthia Hill.

Howard, Vivian (Vivian S.), 1978- (Added Author). Knight, Ben (Benjamin) (Added Author). Hill, Cynthia, 1970- (director,, producer.). Vickers, Thomas, (editor.). Miller, Rex (Cinematographer), (director of photography,, producer.). Shumaker, Amy. (Added Author). Avett Brothers. (Added Author). Markay Media, (production company.). South Carolina Educational Television Network, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

A 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781627891523
  • ISBN: 1627891528
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr., 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2014]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Sweet corn & expensive tea ; Strawberry stay at home ; Pimp my grits ; Cracklin' kitchen ; Tomatoes, you say heirloom, I say old timey ; The world is your oyster ; Muscadine time -- disc 2. A road trip for rice ; Peanut pastime ; Love me some candied yams! ; Collard green queen ; The buttermilk belt ; Have yourself some moonshine.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Rex Miller, director of photography and co-producer ; Tom Vickers, editor ; Amy Shumaker, executive-in-charge for SCETV ; theme song written and performed by the Avett Brothers ; original score, Chuck Johnson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Featuring Vivian Howard, Ben Knight.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program in 2013.
System Details Note:
DVD format, widescreen; closed-captioned; stereo.

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Subject:
Howard, Vivian (Vivian S.), 1978-
Cooks > North Carolina.
Celebrity chefs > United States > Biography.
Cooking > North Carolina.
Cooking, American > Southern style > History > 21st century.
Restaurants > North Carolina.
Local foods.
Locavores.
Sustainable agriculture.
Agriculture > North Carolina.
Genre:
Television cooking shows.
Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Reality television programs.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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