Vivian Howard is a mom, wife, daughter, cook, author and challenge seeker from Deep Run, North Carolina. She stars in and co-proudces the award-winning PBS Series, A Chef's Life; has written an award-winning cookbook, Deep Run Roots; and has two restaurants under her belt, Chef & the Farmer and Boiler Room in Kinston, North Carolina. She lives at home in Deep Run with her husband, twins and dog, across the street from the house she grew up in.