A Chef's Life Season 5
S05 E01
Oct 5, 2017
Two-Mato Oct 5, 2017 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."
S05 E02
Oct 12, 2017Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans) Oct 12, 2017 With summer heat high and rain levels low, Vivian struggles to scrounge up enough green beans to add to the menu at Chef the Farmer. Her kitchen capers continue as she stumbles to find her rhythm with a new chef firmly in place. Mrs. Tessie Mae offers levity by giving Vivian a golf cart tour of her garden, an intro to pickled pork, and a lesson in snapping pole beans.
S05 E03
Oct 19, 2017Prolific Peppers Oct 19, 2017 Vivian preps peppers for a trip to Lambstock, a party where chefs, food, and music converge. Even with Warren behind the wheel, the road provides unexpected woes. Before hitting the highway, Holley's grandmother offers a lesson in stuffing peppers and delegating authority.
S05 E04
Oct 26, 2017A Food Truck and a Pear Tree Oct 26, 2017 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 around the country sets in. In order to get a better handle on the truck, Vivian and her crew do a practice run at the farmer's market and serve up Tom Thumb with pear relish -- a dish that pleases most but leaves a bad taste in Ms. Lillie's mouth.
S05 E05
Nov 2, 2017WANTED: Broccoli Nov 2, 2017 Vivian heads to NYC where her book launch means a full itinerary. A celebration dinner at Bon Appétit Kitchen follows her appearance on the Rachael Ray Show where Vivian finds that a shot of bourbon goes a long way. 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 challenging hunt for broccoli.
S05 E06
Nov 9, 2017Bourbon Country Nov 9, 2017 What begins as a dinner at Maker's Mark in Vivian's honor ends as an American history lesson. A tour of Maker's Mark and Jefferson's distilleries illuminates the differences between whiskey, scotch, and bourbon for Vivian who also learns how Frank and Jesse James fit into Kentucky's boozy biography.
S05 E07
Nov 16, 2017Persimmon Style Nov 16, 2017 On a short hiatus from the book tour, Vivian takes the twins to pick persimmons off Mrs. Betty's tree and learns about the different varieties of the fruit. She then takes that knowledge to Atlanta where an event called "Hired Guns" pits chefs and their dishes against each other. Back in Kinston, Vivian gets a pudding lesson from chef Bill Smith of Crook's Corner in Chapel Hill.
S05 E08
Nov 23, 2017Chasing Trout Nov 23, 2017 Vivian plans a respite from the road during the holidays, but finds herself equally busy at home. She volunteers at a soup kitchen and does one last book signing in Kinston before the holidays. Vivian also visits Sunburst Trout Farms and prepares a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner at the restaurant where trout - from roe to filet - shines.
S05 E09
Nov 30, 2017Liver Lover Nov 30, 2017 Vivian visits one of her favorite farmers and an eastern North Carolina restaurant known for its fried livers. She learns that not all livers are created equal, but are equally good for you. Back at home, Mrs. Scarlett prepares a humble, old-school dish of beef liver and onions, which inspires Vivian to introduce a fancy, controversial liver dish to the restaurant's menu.
S05 E10
Nov 30, 2017King Cornbread Nov 30, 2017 While enjoying some time at home, Vivian films a segment for a morning show where cornbread takes center stage. She then stops by a Kinston institution that merges cornbread with another Southern signature to create a handheld delicacy called "the pig and a puppy," and creates her own version for a charity dinner. Back in the kitchen, Mrs. Scarlett and Ms. Lillie team up in a cornbread cook-off that showcases their different cornbread traditions.
