Chef Vivian Howard started working in restaurant kitchens because she was interested in food writing. Her first cookbook, 'Deep Run Roots,' is the culmination of that pursuit. This book won the Cookbook of the Year Award and the Julia Child First Book Award. In addition, she is the Peabody Award- Winning Cocreator of the PBS series, 'A Chef’s Life.' In this interview, she tells us about the foods that define her, the recipe that made her feel like a professional, the unusual tools and ingredients that she must have in her kitchen, and about her new restaurant in Wilmington, North Carolina.