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Chef & the Farmer

Due to a kitchen fire…Chef & the Farmer is temporarily closed for renovations. We will re-open this spring new & improved. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook to learn more about our exciting plans. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you when we re-open.

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Ben & Vivian

Our Story

Never Say Never

In 2006, chef Vivian Howard opened Chef & the Farmer with her husband, Benjamin Knight. Their lives have been about creating an unparalled dining experience in North Carolina's eastern region ever since.

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Our Farmers

Our Better Half

The name Chef & the Farmer represents a relationship, a working one between the restaurant and our farmers. That relationship serves up seriously seasonal, seriously local, seriously delicious food.

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1/7/12 $8 Tasting

New vintages and new booze for the new year! Come join us from 3 to 6 pm to sample the line up: 2010 Le Rocher Des Violettes, Chenin Blanc, France 2009 La Atalaya, Garnacha/Monastrell, Spain Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale, NY Insanely Bad Elf, Imperial Red Ale, United Kingdom Gulden Draak, Van Steenberg of Ertvelde, [Continue...]

Posted on January 7, 2012

12/31/11 Tasting

New Year’s Menu 2011

Here's a taste of our five most recent tweets. Enjoy.

Moonshine..what a nice way to say thinking if you. http://t.co/wwSVvzav
Great benefit for our farmers last night. Thanks @MotherEarthBrew & @TerrapinNCVA good times, great beer, good cause.
CSI stuffed elephant. That's a soot profile. http://t.co/8PQtsOno
I work with good people. Proud mama @chefandthef
RT @VinRougeDurham: “@alex_raij: this just in: iron chef Raij V Garces to air this Sunday” Go Alex!

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