A Chef’s Life is a cooking and documentary series that takes viewers inside the life of Chef Vivian Howard, who, with her husband Ben Knight, opens a fine dining restaurant in her small hometown in Eastern North Carolina. Each episode follows Vivian out of the kitchen and into cornfields, strawberry patches and hog farms as she hunts down the ingredients that inspire her menus. Using a chef’s modern sensibilities, Vivian explores Southern cuisine, past and present – one ingredient at a time. A celebration of true farm-to-table food, the series combines the action and drama of a high-pressure business with the joys and stresses of family life.

Gone Clamming, Part II
The visit to Charleston continues, with Vivian attending the popular Waffle House Smackdown. Frank Lee, “Mayor of Charleston,” invites Vivian to his home and schools her in the proper way to open a clam and reveals the secret to his aunt’s decadent clam hash.

This program will encore Wed., April 13, 11:30 pm