Ep 9. Turnips: The Roots

In season 2, episode 9 of A Chef's Life, titled "Turnips: The Roots," Chef Vivian Howard explores the versatile and often-overlooked turnip. Vivian visits a local farmer to learn about the different varieties of turnips and how to properly prepare them.

Throughout the episode, Vivian showcases several dishes featuring turnips, including a creamy turnip soup, turnip and pork ragu, and a pickled turnip salad. Along the way, she learns about the history and cultural significance of turnips in Southern cuisine.

Vivian also visits a local distillery to see how they use turnips in their spirits and experiments with adding turnips to a classic cocktail. As always, her team at the restaurant struggles to keep up with her creativity in the kitchen, but they ultimately pull off a successful turnip-centric menu.

Throughout the episode, Vivian muses on the beauty and simplicity of working with humble ingredients like turnips, demonstrating how even the most basic root vegetable can be transformed into something truly delicious and satisfying.