I’m a mom, cook, author, occasional TV host, and restaurant owner from Deep Run, North Carolina. I work to blend family, food and storytelling in a way that touches people and reminds them of where they came from. The process of it all is generally a bit messy for me, but it’s been an interesting and rewarding journey so far.
“Howard brings that same storyteller sensibility—paired with serious restaurant-honed kitchen chops—to teach home cooks easily achievable building block recipes and techniques that lend an extra level of pleasure to the simplest dishes, while letting the ingredients shine through.”
“Howard’s enthusiastic exploration of her life in and out of the kitchen shows her at her best and most delightful.”
“I’ve been mentioned in the same sentence as Ina Garten and finally feel like I’ve made it,” said Vivian.
Visit Handy & Hot at 68 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC.
It has everything you need for a delicious damn time.
It’s the one ingredient always in Vivian’s fridge. Red Weapons and their flavor hero friends are the subject of Vivian’s next book — This Will Make It Taste Good — out October 2020.
If you like earnest food programming that’s not just straight chef-worship, or if you need to alleviate some cabin fever and appreciate the tiny treasures of humanity, watch this.
In her new show, Somewhere South, Howard steps instead into the role of host, taking viewers on a journey through the history of Southern food and placing those foods into their context in the modern South. By exploring the food that people in the South are making, Howard aims to paint a portrait of the communities we are all a part of and to highlight the ways in which where we come from directly influence who we are.
This Will Make It Taste Good is due out in October 2020.
We have been doing something excellent in a place you don’t expect.
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we have had to postpone our Premiere Party for Somewhere South. Please join us Friday nights at 9pm EST on PBS beginning March 27th.
For Handy + Hot Valentine's Edition, we're bringing you the biggest honey bun you've ever seen. A giant, puffy swirl of a yeast roll baked in buttery goo, then glazed in hot honey. Say I love you in a big, pull-apart, sticky sweet kind of way.
Vivian’s new show will premiere on PBS March 27th and air nationally in primetime until May 1st. Catch a preview December 13th.
We’re launching a bakery and delivering Vivian’s small batch, limited release baked goods right to your door.
Vivian and Chef & the Farmer were honored in Southern Living’s Best of the South Awards this year.
