Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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A Chef’s Life [click here to watch it] It is a PBS show.
[My Review--This is a great show for me, my favorite show. I love cooking using local ingredients and I always wanted to know what it's like to run a restaurant. That's what it's about and more. It feels very homey, even the theme song. You see the pressure between husband and wife being business partners. So it's a reality show too without the BS and ego. The chef Vivian is a real working mom with 4 year old twins. I especially like when Vivian goes to the local farms and fisheries. You do learn about cooking and presentation too.] What follows is from the website: A Chef's Life is a half-hour 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. 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 seasonal 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 13-week series combines the action and drama of a high-pressure business with the joys and stresses of family life. About the Show Vivian Howard originally made a name for herself in the Manhattan restaurant world and with her own gourmet delivery service. Acclaim and potential investors poured in, but it was the offer from her own parents that called to her the loudest. They would help her build a restaurant — but with one catch. She had to open it back home in Eastern North Carolina, a place to which she swore she would never return. And so The Chef & the Farmer, located in Kinston, North Carolina, was born. Six years in, Vivian and her restaurant have won numerous accolades, including her selection as a James Beard semi-finalist, but the challenges continue. As the series opens, Vivian and Ben are juggling the restaurant, raising twins and anxiously building their own home — right next door to her parents. Last edited by tomwed; 10-16-2014 at 09:48 AM. |
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I love cooking competition shows. 2 favorites are The Next Food Network Star and Master Chef. There are so many good ones.
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Troy, Rochester, Hazel Park, Harbor Beach, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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The two Cooks Illustrated shows, America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country, are my favorites. I haven't tried A Chef's Life yet, but I will.
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Master Chef, Top Chef, Pioneer Woman.
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Agree with Ecuadog on the Cooks Illustrated shows on PBS.
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Been 13 years, but I still miss Justin.
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KayakerNC Mt Clemens, MI Newport, NC Suffering from TV envy |
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I remember my mom and I watching Wok with Yan. He was so funny !
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Troy, Rochester, Hazel Park, Harbor Beach, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Was it Yan Can Cook? I didn't meet him but I got real close. About 3 years ago I was in San Francisco. He opened a new place on the top floor of a mall that was several stories high. You could sit at the counter that was seperated from the kitchen by a thick piece of glass. The guy sitting next to me was a local foodie and pointed Yan out to me. He was not cooking but in a suit. You should see his guys cook and goof around. It was very entertaining.
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Yan Can Cook was Martin Yan. Martin Yan actually worked for Stephen Yan in the 80's. We really enjoyed them both. They both were so entertaining.
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Troy, Rochester, Hazel Park, Harbor Beach, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Wok & Roll Wokking My Baby Back Home Danger, Men at Wok Wok Around the Clock Wok the Heck You Are Wok You Eat Wok Goes up Must Come Down Wok's New, Pussycat? Wokkey Night in Canada Stuck Between a Wok and a Hard Place Raiders of The Lost Wok Moon Wok Jailhouse Wok Over Wok, Under Pay Wok Me to the Church On Time Woksy Ladies Wok-A-Doodle-Doo Martin Yan was the chef that did the super fast chopping while smiling at the camera. Never lost a finger but....wow.
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KayakerNC Mt Clemens, MI Newport, NC Suffering from TV envy |
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Troy, Rochester, Hazel Park, Harbor Beach, Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Food net work channel. Chopped, cut throat kitchen and pioneer woman.
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Man Vs. Food. Reruns now but still fun.
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Definitely Cooks Country on Create TV
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So much to do...no desire to do it! |
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The Barefoot Contessa is one of my favorites, also like Diners, DriveIns and Dives.
The Pioneer Woman, Farmhouse Rules and Semi Homemade-I just want to smack them.
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