Pitchin' In

Name: Pitchin' In
Released: 2010-01-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Lynn Crawford

TV Show · Reality · Documentary

Lynn Crawford is doing the unthinkable. After a 24 year career as a five-star, high profile chef, she is leaving her post as Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Hotel Manhattan for the ultimate gastronomic adventure. Follow Lynn as she travels across North America to reconnect with food, uncover the best and freshest product available and learn from the people who produce it.

2010 · 22m

Starring Lynn Crawford

Director Meagan McAteer

EPISODE 1

Pigs

Chef Lynn picks one of America's top heritage hog farmers, down in Dixie, Georgia, to explore what it takes to raise the perfect pig. It's nasty and dirty work that has Lynn shovelling poop and chasing sows.

22m
EPISODE 2

Lobster

Chef Lynn is invited to go lobster fishing in Westport, Nova Scotia on The Bay of Fundy, where some of the finest lobster in the world is caught. It's backbreaking work and Lynn is completely out of her element.

22m
EPISODE 3

Cranberries

Most people think cranberries are just for holiday meals or maybe for juice to make cocktails, but Chef Lynn wants to see how many ways she can use them in an autumn brunch for her hosts in Freetown, Massachusetts.

22m
EPISODE 4

Lamb

Chef Lynn has long been a fan of Ontario-raised lamb but has never seen a lamb or sheep up close. She also has no idea of the brute strength required to shear a sheep or trim their toenails - and finds out the hard way.

22m
EPISODE 5

Shrimp

Chef Lynn signs up as First Mate on a shrimp boat off the coast of Newport, Oregon, but she doesn't realize the deal means she has to bunk in overnight with the guys until the crew hauls their quota of shrimp.

22m
EPISODE 6

Goat's Cheese

Chef Lynn is blown away by the scenery in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, but she's over the moon when she tastes the local artisanal goat cheese. She needs to know how it's produced - from start to finish - and is put to work milking and feeding goats.

22m