Show Guide: 'Kitchen Curious With Vivian Howard'

Synopsis: Chef Vivian Howard tackles the everyday questions home cooks face in the kitchen. (Courtesy PBS, 2025)

The Cast:
Vivian Howard as Herself

Production Credits:

The Episodes:
Season One Episode Guide (PBS)
1-01 Cast Iron--10/03/2025
Cast iron skillets, cleaning myths, comparing cast iron and carbons steel. Cooking shakshuka, baking a cornmeal-blueberry coffee cake.

1-02 Pasta--10/13/2025
Using pasta to explore the tradition of stretching small amounts of meat into meals. Whole grain pasta, noodle crawl, making spaghetti with anchovy and breadcrumbs. A modern Hamburger Helper with bowties, beef, and cabbage.

1-03 Fat--
Exploring fat's misunderstood role in the kitchen. Cooking oils, storage tips and fat myths. What makes great olive oil. Frying fish in peanut oil with a bold mayo smear.

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1-06 Fruit With More To Give--
Turning uneaten apples into oatmeal, making syrup from scraps, cooking with imperfect produce, and a sheet pan dinner with  grapes, bratwurst, and brussels sprouts.