A Chef’s Life Holiday Special re-airs on many PBS stations in December 2016, (check local listings).
Having spent most of her adult life in the kitchens of highly-lauded restaurants, Vivian has rarely celebrated the holidays during busy Decembers. This year, she and her husband Ben Knight are determined to give their toddler twins a traditional holiday experience, cooking, laughing, and yes, crying their way through Southern traditions new and old. In this holiday special, Vivian discovers that mistletoe is traditionally shot out of a pecan tree, experiences her first hog killing, and leads a tacky Christmas sweater night with the restaurant staff at Chef and the Farmer.
This is television you can virtually taste, complete with culinary expert friends and family stopping by to help Vivian with her feast. Chef Scott Barton (Voyage), Vivians mentor and an expert on Southern food, shows her how to prepare Hoppin John, and North Carolinas Bill Smith (Crooks Corner) shares his secrets for his world famous corned ham. Vivian recreates her childhood memories as she bakes red velvet cake with her sister and celebrates the first night of Chanukah with Bens family, making traditional foods and lighting the menorah.
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