This woman herself,what she does, how she does it, and her love for it is fantastic … she is a guiding light for the south. I cannot get enough of her. She has a big warm heart
I so miss Vivian, loved her series The Chef and the Farmer. This was a real treat, and what I love so much is her way of storytelling. So happy to see PBS still has a soft spot for this very passionate and talented lady. Thank you, and I hope you invite Vivian back more often.💕👍✨
Five minutes in and I’m totally engrossed. I’ve followed Vivian for years and love the way that she connects with her state. I’m from eastern Kentucky and I relate to the way that she cherishes the food and ways that came down to her. I loved her PBS show The Chef and the Farmer. 🌟
I miss Vivian so much. She is a master story teller, understands the deep connection between food, people, and culture. She is so talented and welcoming. I miss her beautiful smile and laugh. Her show was much watch TV in our home. I miss her.
My mother who was born in 1926 also made hand pies, I am the youngest of 10 and we lived in Manitoba, Canada. My mom would make them out of whatever she could find at the time, leftover apple pie filling would turn into apple turnovers. My older brother and sisters would hear about something "new" like burritos, pizza pops or egg rolls, and she would get creative and throw some things together and see how it would turn out. Man now I am craving some hand pies of any flavor!!
What?! I scroll and see Kinston, NC where I used to live 😫 The feels.... Ma's Hotdog house 😭 I spent the summers there wuth my momma, who lived there most of my life when she remarried young. I went back as a young adult for a few years. Created so many unbeatable memories. I'm so nostalgic right now. I even worked for a brief 3 days at Vivian's restaurant! 😅 I couldn't get into the pace of a fancy, exoensive restaurant. I'm more of a country girl. But she was a nice lady. I just can't believe this crossed my timeline! I'm back home in Ohio now. But Kinston will always be my second home. ❤
I grew up less than a mile from Country Club bakery. We'd walk there to get fresh rolls on the weekend. The place is legendary, and the people are precious.
So happy to see Vivian on RUclips! Lauren's mom has a beautiful voice! She sang the Star Spangle Banner so well and that's a very hard song to sing! Thank you for opening my eyes to all the different people who live here in the south through food. You tell their stories real fine Ms. Vivian. 😊
What an extremely well done video. PBS has always been a favorite of mine from Canada. This is a very well made, informative piece of cooking history. Thank you for all your work in this production. Thank you Vivian.
I'm watching to learn the basics of hand pie making. Little did I know this was an adeventure of a woman in today's fast food era still wanting to succeed & start a new food business with eyes on sweet & savory , know how, a great product & determination ! You Go Girl...I hope this is successful more than you imagined. Oh, & get your $ back on the pie maker....or donate it to someone...😊
My son-in-law and his mother traveled all over the country, mostly the east coast, making and selling fried fruit pies. They did this at festivals, craft shows, concerts, etc..
Vivian I’ve always loved your show ! I’ve missed seeing it when we went to ROKU . Now you’re on RUclips. Yahoo ! You seem to have a gift of teaching . You always go back to the beginning of a food and walk us through thankyou so much
Traditional cornish pasties with a UP heritage are my comfort food. Thank you Vivian for another wonderful lens on what certainly is a passion of mine. I've missed you.
I don't know how I stumbled on this video but I'm sure happy , I really enjoyed The Chief and the Farmer. It was one of my favorite shows on PBS. Great seeing you Vivian. I hope there will be many more videos for me to find and enjoy ❤😊
Vivian is the next Anthony Bourdain in the very best way. She tells her stories in such an inspiring way that I look forward to her videos with great anticipation. ❤
What a wonderful journey you have created for us, filled with love and the flavors of the food we all have cherished in our lives. Thank you Vivian and I would love to meet you some day!
I watched this when it first came out on PBS, in fact, I think I have seen all of her content. Going to her restaurant is definitely on my bucket list one day. This video is inspiring me to want to try to make my own hand pie
There’s muscadine in Arkansas!! There was an established vine at our house in Little Rock when we moved in in… ‘91? We always felt guilty because we didn’t do anything with them, but we were both still seeking our graduate degrees.
16:32 so unique to their region this is such an awesome show Vivian if you're ever in Wilson NC and want experience some real soul food hmu we sweet potato Jacks
This was great! Loved the stories and the beautiful way people adapt their recipes to needs, availability and local. I thank you for this uplifting "documentary" that reminds us we are so blessed when we share our cultures and when we love what we do! Best wishes on your hand pies...you are awesome.❤
Love this. Love the care and empathy the host has when learning and exploring. Growing appreciation for the food culture everywhere in our amazing country.
What an inspirational story. I’ve been dreaming of making sweet and savory hand pies. I didn’t grow up with hand pies and they aren’t that common in New England. But empanadas are spreading, which is great.
My husband and I make hand pies from Huckleberries that we pick on Huckleberry Hill in Pebble Beach. The are coastal Huckleberries so it takes a huge amount of berries to make them. Heck of a lot of work to clean and stem but well worth it! My husband is the dough maker and he will tell you lard is king!
I really enjoyed Vivian’s relaxed personality she was loved everywhere she went. Thank you for hosting this. My early childhood was filled with sweet pork raisins and walnuts no sugar😀 Kay
I am from NE Ohio and pepperoni rolls were very common. It was one of the first yeast breads that I learned to make, in the later 1970s. They can be bought in a bag of 6 at most gas stations.
Wow what an eye opener I'm so impressed how different cultures can come together with food and find out how much they have in common thanks so much for sharing ❤
I have no idea how RUclips decided to present this video (I had been watching videos about politics and kittens! LOL) but boy, am I glad I stayed to watch it. So very interesting, beautifully shot, talented and knowledgeable host - just a really top-notch presentation. Thank you so much for the effort and creativity you put into it. My son is a chef instructor at a college in Colorado. I sent him the link but haven't heard back from him. I'll hound him until I do! Again, thank you.
You forgot to talk about the Irish Pasties so lovingly made for the copper miners of Butte Montana, among other places. They are still a hot commodity today. The ultimate savory hand pie.
In India, you might know, we have samosas, which can be both vegetarian and non vegetarian. In the western state of Maharashtra, we have a "hand pie" named the karanji, which the South Texan empanadas look like. Karanjis are filled with dried coconut, nutmeg, gul, which is a hard molasses, and other spices. Yum!
In eastern Pa the Polish, Lithuanian would make farmer cheese and potato, sauerkraut an and they were coal miners. When we lived in Tucson, AZ I'd get Chinese egg roll wraps, fiatas meat rolled in the wrap then fried. We take them to baseballs games.
Wish they would’ve included the Czech Kolache. It’s definitely a hand pie, sweet or savory. If you’re ever in Houston area look up a Kolache Shoppe or similar bakery.
Beautiful blend of personal stories! For fear to again be a part of these communities that bring such good values and such a rich cultural heritage to share is unacceptable! Vote blue all the way down the ballot please to save our country.
You could have studied how systematic, efficient and FAST the nonni in Italy make perfect filled pasta by hands, as on the RUclips channel “Pasta Grannies”. Of course, experience and practice make their work so perfect, but the right logic and system speed up the improvement tremendously. 😊
So interesting! Here in southeastern Virginia sweet potato jacks are more common than applejacks. Also we have a large Filipino community here and their bakeries are well known for pepperoni bread which is similar to pepperoni rolls but they have cheese inside and come with marinara on the side.
I spent early school years in El Paso and we did not know race as kids. When I began my career, I dated a Latina and was received into her family immediately and without any issue of race or skin color. I have just never met these bad people.
The pepperoni roll certainly goes beyond West Virginia. The region includes West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. I grew up in Pittsburgh, and we ate them all the time. Like pierogies, they transcend race and class; everyone makes and eats them in the region.
This woman herself,what she does, how she does it, and her love for it is fantastic … she is a guiding light for the south. I cannot get enough of her. She has a big warm heart
I so miss Vivian, loved her series The Chef and the Farmer. This was a real treat, and what I love so much is her way of storytelling. So happy to see PBS still has a soft spot for this very passionate and talented lady. Thank you, and I hope you invite Vivian back more often.💕👍✨
We need more shows like this!
I missed this woman and her sharing her experience with food and people. Loved the stories
Five minutes in and I’m totally engrossed. I’ve followed Vivian for years and love the way that she connects with her state. I’m from eastern Kentucky and I relate to the way that she cherishes the food and ways that came down to her. I loved her PBS show The Chef and the Farmer. 🌟
Loved her first series. Had no idea this second series even existed until today!
Vivian! I miss you on my PBS channel! Great to see you again!
The history of the Spanish Jews in Texas was fascinating to me, and unexpected. Loved this host, she's very personable, can't wait for more episodes!
I miss Vivian so much. She is a master story teller, understands the deep connection between food, people, and culture. She is so talented and welcoming. I miss her beautiful smile and laugh. Her show was much watch TV in our home. I miss her.
I could watch her videos all day. Her subject matter is always close to my heart.
My mother who was born in 1926 also made hand pies, I am the youngest of 10 and we lived in Manitoba, Canada. My mom would make them out of whatever she could find at the time, leftover apple pie filling would turn into apple turnovers. My older brother and sisters would hear about something "new" like burritos, pizza pops or egg rolls, and she would get creative and throw some things together and see how it would turn out. Man now I am craving some hand pies of any flavor!!
Thanks for showing off the great state of West Virginia and our beloved pepperoni roll.
What?! I scroll and see Kinston, NC where I used to live 😫
The feels....
Ma's Hotdog house 😭
I spent the summers there wuth my momma, who lived there most of my life when she remarried young.
I went back as a young adult for a few years. Created so many unbeatable memories. I'm so nostalgic right now.
I even worked for a brief 3 days at Vivian's restaurant! 😅 I couldn't get into the pace of a fancy, exoensive restaurant. I'm more of a country girl. But she was a nice lady.
I just can't believe this crossed my timeline!
I'm back home in Ohio now. But Kinston will always be my second home. ❤
The Latino culture is golden-family, faith, work, food, fun
I missed Vivian and here she is! Good times and learning and lots of yummy food!
Please, more videos from Vivian Howard!!! PLEASE, PLEASE !!!!!!!!
I grew up less than a mile from Country Club bakery. We'd walk there to get fresh rolls on the weekend. The place is legendary, and the people are precious.
So happy to see Vivian on RUclips! Lauren's mom has a beautiful voice! She sang the Star Spangle Banner so well and that's a very hard song to sing! Thank you for opening my eyes to all the different people who live here in the south through food. You tell their stories real fine Ms. Vivian. 😊
What an extremely well done video. PBS has always been a favorite of mine from Canada. This is a very well made, informative piece of cooking history. Thank you for all your work in this production. Thank you Vivian.
Better than anything on Netflix! Tears of joy seeing this video. Thanks Vivian!!
I'm watching to learn the basics of hand pie making. Little did I know this was an adeventure of a woman in today's fast food era still wanting to succeed & start a new food business with eyes on sweet & savory , know how, a great product & determination !
You Go Girl...I hope this is successful more than you imagined.
Oh, & get your $ back on the pie maker....or donate it to someone...😊
My son-in-law and his mother traveled all over the country, mostly the east coast, making and selling fried fruit pies. They did this at festivals, craft shows, concerts, etc..
Vivian I’ve always loved your show ! I’ve missed seeing it when we went to ROKU . Now you’re on RUclips. Yahoo ! You seem to have a gift of teaching . You always go back to the beginning of a food and walk us through thankyou so much
Jose was GREAT! Very gently reminding power differential between being owner vs. Worker doing "similar labor"
Traditional cornish pasties with a UP heritage are my comfort food. Thank you Vivian for another wonderful lens on what certainly is a passion of mine. I've missed you.
I don't know how I stumbled on this video but I'm sure happy , I really enjoyed The Chief and the Farmer. It was one of my favorite shows on PBS. Great seeing you Vivian. I hope there will be many more videos for me to find and enjoy ❤😊
Vivian is the next Anthony Bourdain in the very best way. She tells her stories in such an inspiring way that I look forward to her videos with great anticipation. ❤
What a wonderful journey you have created for us, filled with love and the flavors of the food we all have cherished in our lives. Thank you Vivian and I would love to meet you some day!
I watched this when it first came out on PBS, in fact, I think I have seen all of her content. Going to her restaurant is definitely on my bucket list one day. This video is inspiring me to want to try to make my own hand pie
There’s muscadine in Arkansas!! There was an established vine at our house in Little Rock when we moved in in… ‘91? We always felt guilty because we didn’t do anything with them, but we were both still seeking our graduate degrees.
Vivian you are a North Carolina treasure ❤️
16:32 so unique to their region this is such an awesome show Vivian if you're ever in Wilson NC and want experience some real soul food hmu we sweet potato Jacks
Pepperoni Rolls😋😋😋Hello Mountain State!!!! Almost Heaven!❤
So excited to see Vivian back with another (?) series! This episode was great! Her guests are interesting, knowledgeable and lovely people.
Welcome back, Chef Vivian! Hope to see more of your work and cooking.
This was great! Loved the stories and the beautiful way people adapt their recipes to needs, availability and local. I thank you for this uplifting "documentary" that reminds us we are so blessed when we share our cultures and when we love what we do! Best wishes on your hand pies...you are awesome.❤
Such a warm heart. Feel like I'd sit and watch any subject Viviana would llike to share!
Curry puffs (Gaalai gok - or as kids call them, Gullys) a family picnic favorite. SE Asian recipe passed down through generations.
Love this. Love the care and empathy the host has when learning and exploring. Growing appreciation for the food culture everywhere in our amazing country.
What an inspirational story. I’ve been dreaming of making sweet and savory hand pies. I didn’t grow up with hand pies and they aren’t that common in New England. But empanadas are spreading, which is great.
Here in South Texas, we have kolaches and klobasnek that were brought over by Czech immigrants. Yummy! 🤤😋
I really miss them since I moved. I loved the prune and cheese ones best. That pillowy dough was magnificent.
Lots of nice comments too many to Like em' all. This is my 2nd Vivian show on PBS Thank you Ms. Chef I love your travels 🌺💖💖
My husband and I make hand pies from Huckleberries that we pick on Huckleberry Hill in Pebble Beach. The are coastal Huckleberries so it takes a huge amount of berries to make them. Heck of a lot of work to clean and stem but well worth it! My husband is the dough maker and he will tell you lard is king!
These episodes, highlighting southern culture and cuisine, are so well made!!!!
They're absolutely captivating.
Thank you.
Such a good video! So interesting. I know someone who uses egg roll wrappers to make fried hit apple pies.
I really enjoyed Vivian’s relaxed personality she was loved everywhere she went. Thank you for hosting this. My early childhood was filled with sweet pork raisins and walnuts no sugar😀 Kay
Here in Tennessee I’ve always heard them called Fried Pies.
This video is great.
Thanks to Vivian and all of the featured purveyors of tasty (and varied) hand pies.
This might be a "food group" all its own.
Grew up in Fairmont... now I want some Pepperoni Rolls! Thanks!
I am from NE Ohio and pepperoni rolls were very common. It was one of the first yeast breads that I learned to make, in the later 1970s. They can be bought in a bag of 6 at most gas stations.
Ok . Imma say it ... But yall have to provide the inflection.... "Hot Pockets!" 🎶😅
I really like this video!! Thank you!!
I Love Vivian I watched her for years. I missed her😊
Natchitoches meat pies are a great example of these hand pies.
So glad to see you back Vivian, you have always been my Chef CRUSH, lol you and Julia. Much Luv.
I SO miss Vivian and her family and work family and neighbors! ❤
This was fantastic, and I love her so much‼️
Really good to watch. Thank you!
Rhiannon Giddens is the soundtrack!!
I am an empanada ( Columbia) with verde sauce, freak, and a hand pie lover in general. I am starving now, thank you!
Wow what an eye opener I'm so impressed how different cultures can come together with food and find out how much they have in common thanks so much for sharing ❤
I have no idea how RUclips decided to present this video (I had been watching videos about politics and kittens! LOL) but boy, am I glad I stayed to watch it. So very interesting, beautifully shot, talented and knowledgeable host - just a really top-notch presentation. Thank you so much for the effort and creativity you put into it. My son is a chef instructor at a college in Colorado. I sent him the link but haven't heard back from him. I'll hound him until I do! Again, thank you.
You forgot to talk about the Irish Pasties so lovingly made for the copper miners of Butte Montana, among other places. They are still a hot commodity today. The ultimate savory hand pie.
I absolutely LOVE hand pies of all types. This was such a great love letter to them!
Hi Vivian. Ive missed you!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜
In Portugal we have rissois which are our version of hand pies
Vivian, excellent story, thank you so much for doing this!
Great show love them all thank you for sharing
In India, you might know, we have samosas, which can be both vegetarian and non vegetarian. In the western state of Maharashtra, we have a "hand pie" named the karanji, which the South Texan empanadas look like. Karanjis are filled with dried coconut, nutmeg, gul, which is a hard molasses, and other spices. Yum!
I LOVE a fresh warm pepperoni roll more than just about anything.
So glad to see you back!
Michigan's Upper Peninsula, pasties as a regional specialty and much loved by all.
Please attribute the stunning music in your "more" above. Thanks - great show, great episode!
OMG! Excellent,BRAVO!
I miss you and your shows much! ❤😂🎉
In eastern Pa the Polish, Lithuanian would make farmer cheese and potato, sauerkraut an and they were coal miners. When we lived in Tucson, AZ I'd get Chinese egg roll wraps, fiatas meat rolled in the wrap then fried. We take them to baseballs games.
Wish they would’ve included the Czech Kolache. It’s definitely a hand pie, sweet or savory. If you’re ever in Houston area look up a Kolache Shoppe or similar bakery.
Incredible
Beautiful blend of personal stories! For fear to again be a part of these communities that bring such good values and such a rich cultural heritage to share is unacceptable! Vote blue all the way down the ballot please to save our country.
You could have studied how systematic, efficient and FAST the nonni in Italy make perfect filled pasta by hands, as on the RUclips channel “Pasta Grannies”. Of course, experience and practice make their work so perfect, but the right logic and system speed up the improvement tremendously. 😊
Great information. Really enjoyed. Although wondering why no gloves.
I love her cooking she does
So interesting! Here in southeastern Virginia sweet potato jacks are more common than applejacks. Also we have a large Filipino community here and their bakeries are well known for pepperoni bread which is similar to pepperoni rolls but they have cheese inside and come with marinara on the side.
Both sound delicious!
Runzas from Nebraska my favorite hand pie!
Wow, someone nailed that national anthem! 28:04
Take me home Pepperoni rolls 💙💛
I grew up in Texas. We had the kolache, the Polish equivalent of a pepperoni roll. It's a sausage in a roll.
Another fantastic tale. #morevivian #frickinhandpies
Why would anyone fear deportation if they're legal citizens.
wonderful
I want a tshirt from the pepperoni roll contest!
Michigan's upper peninsula has pasties that are a savory hand pie (meal size)
More Vivian please!!
Chilled dough, chilled filling, hold your hand under the discharge.
Excellent
Love me some Vivian she is so dope she keeps it 💯
You can make the hand pies/empanadas larger. You can use a tortilla press like what we use at home instead of hand cutting. Just ideas.
I spent early school years in El Paso and we did not know race as kids. When I began my career, I dated a Latina and was received into her family immediately and without any issue of race or skin color. I have just never met these bad people.
U.P.of Michigan is know for pasty’s, I sure miss them. I now live in Texas
Brillant.
Absolutely the best foodie video I have ever seen!! Brings me back to my grandparents in B'ham, Alabama and Gaffney, South Carolina!!!
The pepperoni roll certainly goes beyond West Virginia. The region includes West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. I grew up in Pittsburgh, and we ate them all the time. Like pierogies, they transcend race and class; everyone makes and eats them in the region.