A Chef's Life Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

Two-mato

Thu, Oct 5, 2017 27 mins

In the fifth-season opener, Chef & 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."

Episode 2

Shake, Rattle, and Pole (Beans)

Sat, Sep 30, 2017 27 mins

Vivian struggles to scrounge up enough green beans to add to the menu. Mrs. Tessie Mae gives her a golf cart tour of her garden; an introduction to pickled pork; and a lesson in snapping pole beans.

Episode 3

Prolific Peppers

Sat, Oct 7, 2017 27 mins

Vivian preps peppers for a trip to Lambstock, where chefs, food and music converge. Even with Warren at the wheel, the road provides unexpected woes. Holley's grandmother offers a lesson in stuffing peppers and delegating authority.

Episode 4

A Food Truck and a Pear Tree

Thu, Oct 26, 2017 27 mins

The crew does a practice run with the food truck at the farmer's market, serving up a dish with pear relish that pleases most but not Ms. Lillie.

Episode 5

WANTED: Broccoli

Thu, Nov 2, 2017 27 mins

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." 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.

Episode 6

Bourbon Country

Sun, Nov 5, 2017 27 mins

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.

Episode 7

Persimmon Style

Thu, Nov 16, 2017 27 mins

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.

Episode 8

Chasing Trout

Sun, Nov 19, 2017 27 mins

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. She also visits Sunburst Trout Farms and prepares a Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner at the restaurant, where trout—from roe to filet—shines.

Episode 9

Liver Lover

Thu, Nov 30, 2017 27 mins

Vivian visits one of her favorite farmers and an eastern North Carolina restaurant known for its fried liver. She learns that not all livers are created equal. 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.

Episode 10

King Cornbread

Thu, Dec 7, 2017 27 mins

While enjoying some time at home, Vivian films a segment for a morning TV show where cornbread takes center stage. She stops by a Kinston institution that merges cornbread with another Southern signature to create a delicacy called "the pig and a puppy," then 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.

Episode 11

Episode 11

Sun, Feb 17, 2019 27 mins

Episode 12

Episode 12

Sun, Feb 24, 2019 27 mins