Food With a Story Tastes Better: Burn Out Reimagined, PBS, and Storytelling w/ Vivian Howard from Making Room by Gather

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Food With a Story Tastes Better: Burn Out Reimagined, PBS, and Storytelling w/ Vivian Howard

1 hour 6 minutes Posted Oct 15, 2025 at 6:00 pm.

Meet Vivian Howard

Sponsor: Tiny Spoon Chef

Host’s mission and show framing

Southern preserving traditions revived

Practical canning and pickling tips

Vivian’s restaurants and origin stories

Projects with a beginning, middle, end

Burnout, boundaries, and creative rhythm

From rural kitchen to PBS

Why PBS and how it works

Kitchen Curious: concept and format

Demystifying fats, oils, and labels

Field trips, olive oil, and accessibility

Cast iron care made simple

Where to watch Kitchen Curious

Cooking in a century-old church studio

Paris solo eats and belonging

Welcomed by Charleston’s chef community

Tiny habits: walking pad and work

Closing reflections and CTA

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I grew up watching PBS- chances are you did too. This made me particularly interested in the life and story of the new show, Kitchen Curious hosted by Vivian Howard. While I expected to connect over our love of food, and a commitment to learning in the kitchen- what I didn't expect was to be deeply inspired by her approach to burn out and creativity. Through this episode we explore canning 101, how to keep creativity sustainable, and how her new show Kitchen Curious answers the question...

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