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MONEY
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5 seasons · 60 episodes total · ~12 per season.
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A Chef's Life
2013 5 seasons · 60 eps English
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Synopsis
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A 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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Vivian Howard
Herself
Ben Knight
Himself
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CRAFT
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Roughly 30 hours end-to-end — 4 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 2013 to 2017 — a 4-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Canceled".
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WORLD
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Show type: Reality.
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AWARDS
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Airs on PBS.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Total episodes
- 60
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 2013-09-07
- Last aired
- 2017-12-09
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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