A Chef's Life
Season 1 Episode 8 - Amber Waves of Grain
Vivian travels to Columbia, South Carolina, to meet with Glenn Roberts of Anson Mills and learns about Carolina heirloom rice growing in fields on the Savannah River. Glenn explains Anson Mills' efforts to save heirloom grains and discusses the importance of ingredient biodiversity. Glenn's passion inspires Vivian to host a "rice dinner" at Chef & the Farmer, where each course centers around this grain. Scarlett, Vivian's mom, schools her daughter on how to make the chicken and rice she grew up eating.
Episodes in Season 1
Sweet Corn & Expensive Tea
30 min
Strawberry Stay at Home
30 min
Pimp My Grits
30 min
Cracklin' Kitchen
30 min
Tomatoes: You Say Heirloom, I Say Old Timey
30 min
The World is Your Oyster
30 min
Muscadine Time
30 min
Amber Waves of Grain
30 min
A Peanut Pastime
30 min
Love Me Some Candied Yams!
30 min
Collard Green Queen
30 min
The Buttermilk Belt
30 min
Have Yourself Some Moonshine
30 min